Java
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From layers to onions and hexagons
In this post we will explore the transition from a classic layered software architecture to a hexagonal architecture. The hexagonal…
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Java’s Optional Does Not Supplant All Traditional if-null-else or if-not-null-else Checks
Java‘s addition of java.util.Optional has been welcome and had led to more fluent code for methods that cannot always return…
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Java 17: Pattern Matching for Switch
In Java 17 (released only a few days ago), Pattern Matching for switch has been introduced as a preview language…
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Java 17 the new LTS version is finally here!
Java 17, the new long-term support aka LTS is now available for use and support for many years to come.…
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The Case of the Missing JEPs
The JDK Enhancement-Proposal (JEP) process is “for collecting, reviewing, sorting, and recording the results of proposals for enhancements to the…
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Surprisingly High Cost of Java Variables with Capitalized Names
I’ve read hundreds of thousands or perhaps even millions of lines of Java code during my career as I’ve worked…
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How much faster is Java 17?
Java 17 (released yesterday) comes with many new features and enhancements. However, most of those require code changes to benefit…
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KivaKit resources
A resource is a stream of data that can be opened, read from or written to, and then closed. KivaKit…
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KivaKit command line parsing
The kivakit-commandline module provides the switch and argument parsing used by kivakit-application. Let’s take a look at how this works.…
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