In 64-bit Hotspot, Java objects have an object header of 128 bits: a 64 bit multi-purpose header (‘mark’ or ‘lock’) word and a 64-bit class pointer. With typical average object sizes of 5-6 words, this is quite significant: 2 of those words are al... (more…)
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The challenge Sheldon, Leonard, Penny, Rajesh and Howard are in the queue for a “Double Cola” drink vending machine; there are no other people in the queue. The first one in the queue (Sheldon) buys a can, drinks it and doubles! The resulting two Sheldons... (more…)
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Java turned 25 years old in May, marking a quarter of a century in which it has consistently been one of the most widely used programming languages. The... (more…)
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Oracle continues to release Java EE, now under the Eclipse Foundation... (more…)
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A Persistence Library. Contribute to kevwe-technology-ab/shape-data development by creating an account on GitHub. (more…)
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