Some programming languages like Java or Scala offer more than one way to express a concept of “lack of value”. Traditionally, a special null value is used to... (more…)

I recently watched a “comment tennis match” between 2 people here on DZone where each was entrenched in their view of the Scala versus Java debate. I thought that I should give my reasons to make the switch since I recently did the “cross-over” to...

Can we compare programming languages? Can we ever say that subject to some criteria one language is better  than the alternatives? Very hard...

Native Java is essential for Java to remain relevant in the evolving cloud world. But it is not a solved problem yet. And the development lifecycle needs to adapt as well. Standardization through Project Leyden is key to the success of native Java. Nativ... (more…)

Language-Natural Persistence Layer for Java. Contribute to permazen/permazen development by creating an account on GitHub. (more…)