Add switch expressions to the Java Programming Language, and improve the handling of null values in switch statements. These will simplify everyday coding, as well as prepare the way for the use of pattern matching in switch. (more…)
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GraalVM native image can compile java code into native code ahead to build faster, smaller, leaner applications.\nThe native image doesn't have a JIT compiler to compile bytecode into machine code, and doesn't support\nreflection unless configure reflecti... (more…)
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Getting the most out of the Satoris hotspot metering extension...
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There’s always been a considerable level of criticism against Java from a big sector of our industry; this criticism has been mostly focused on Java’s verbosity and the amount of boilerplate code it generates in many cases without need. Although I’ve alwa... (more…)
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Java.util package provides an IdentityHashMap class which implements the Map interface with a hash table, using reference-equality in place of object-equality when comparing keys (and values). In other words, in an IdentityHashMap, two keys k1 and k2 are ... (more…)
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