A JEP draft has been created with the title, "Switch Expressions for the Java Language." The current "Summary" states, "Extend the switch ... (more…)

On the fly, automatic vertical scaling can lower the cost  of exceeding VM limits, and gives flexibility in resource allocation. In this article we will cover techniques for determining whether automatic vertical scaling can help, and how to get it config... (more…)

Welcome to Java for Python Programmers. This short ebook is an ongoing project to help Computer Science students who have had one or two semesters of Python learn the Java programming language. If you are not a part of that audience you may still find thi...

Enhance the Java programming language with records, which are classes that act as transparent carriers for immutable data. Records can be thought of as nominal tuples. (more…)

This is the third post in a series of blog posts highlighting some features and improvements that will be introduced in Java 14, expected to go GA in a couple of days. In this post, We will have a look into Switch expression, JFR streaming, as well as so... (more…)