Sometimes when writing software, it is useful to pass a function as an argument to another function. A common example for this is a generic filter function. In pseudo code, it would look something like this: (more…)

A user opens an issue complaining the server-side application you developed for them frequently crashes with “too many open files” error under heavy load. Wh... (more…)

Standard ML interpreter, with relational extensions, implemented in Java - julianhyde/morel... (more…)

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. (more…)

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…)