Thought Java was "free"? Think again (and you owe us $$$ in 2017)...
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When programming in C, one has to allocate and de-allocate memory by hand. It is an error prone process. In contrast, newer languages like Java often manage their memory automatically. Java relies on garbage collection. In effect, memory is allocated as n... (more…)
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Oracle's history highlights a possible downside to its stance on API copyrights. (more…)
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Why are integers and longs allowed to overflow in assignments, but not bytes and shorts? The answer lies in the Java language rules for so called assignment contexts. (more…)
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Compared to other choices, Java is not that convenient for creating simple command-line driven apps - largely due to the need to distribute a sizable runtime. The combination of GraalVM and Picocli aims to change that, by providing native compilation alon... (more…)
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