Castlevania fangame made with Java 10 and FXGL 0.5.4. Find the game here: https://github.com/Mools222/FXGLvania Find FXGL here: http://almasb.github.io/FXGL/... (more…)

In this talk we'll explore ways that the JVM can reduce the object allocation rate of Java programs automatically by performing stack allocation of objects that are known to be local to a method, or in compiler terms non-escaping. The discussion is focuse... (more…)

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“Why can’t I just build an .EXE?“ When Java was first introduced, mainstream programming languages mostly either compiled to standalone executables (e.g. C/C++, COBOL), or else ran in an interpreter (e.g. Perl, Tcl). For many programmers, Java’s need for ... (more…)

This post outlines the benefits of using the final keyword in Java. We are now in an age of complex multi-core CPU environments with virtual machines running functional programming features like la… (more…)