Suppose you've got a critical section of code, meaning only one process should execute it at a time. In the Java world, one solution is to slap synchronized on the method and call it a day. In Kotlin, we use @Synchronized to get the same effect: repeat(... (more…)

Reading a blog post about what’s coming up in JDK 16 recently, I learned that one of the new features is support for Unix domain sockets (JEP 380). Before Java 16, you’d have to resort to 3rd party libraries like jnr-unixsocket in order to use them. If y... (more…)

With CI Fuzz CLI, our fuzz testing solution for Java, developers can integrate fuzz tests into their unit testing setups (e.g. JUnit). In this video, Josh de... (more…)

Are you worried that Oracle is going to come after your Java SE usage in 2017? Zone Leader John Vester gives his perspective on what needs to be licensed with Oracle.

A few years ago, when NoSQL was trending, like every other team, our team was also enthusiastic about the new and exciting stuff; we were planning to change the database in one of the applications… (more…)