JetBrains loves all programming languages, and developers of all types! This May, Java turns 25 years old! So we want to pay it special attention, and celebrate 25 things we love about Java and the JVM. (more…)

A while ago, I had to analyse a large java heap dump, generated by one of our servers after a memory leak. This was hard. I usually use Eclipse MAT for the job, but this time, it was so large the tool could not parse the heap dump in an acceptable time, ... (more…)

Java is known for having an insatiable appetite for resources, requiring strict controls to not exceed budget limits. However, the latest JDK updates and other developments have helped to make Java runtime extremely flexible in terms of memory usage. When... (more…)

GitHub actions is the new kid on the block. Lets look at a first try in implementing build and release-functionality. (more…)

Recorded at SpringOne 2GX 2012. Speaker: Gil Tene, Azul Systems Garbage Collection is an integral part of application behavior on Java platforms, yet it is o... (more…)