It's about three months until Java 9 is supposed to be released. Debian contains around 1,200 packages that build against Java 8. I have been trying to build them with Java 9. (more…)

cachalot - Java acceptance testing framework for complex backend's... (more…)

The switch statement in Java is being changed. But is it an upgrade or a mess? Classic switch The classic switch statement in Java isn'... (more…)

The .NET ecosystem is affected by a similar flaw that has wreaked havoc among Java apps and developers in 2016. (more…)

Problem Statement Even the most basic problems become interesting when you dig deep enough. Today, I would like to do a deep dive into measuring time in Java. We will start with the very basics of the Java API and gradually move lower in our stack: throug... (more…)