To be 100% clear this post is not about Java Garbage collector neither Java getting your money :D. Java 8 introduced Collectors, but still m... (more…)

Modern Java/JVM Build Practices. Contribute to binkley/modern-java-practices development by creating an account on GitHub. (more…)

In 64-bit Hotspot, Java objects have an object header of 128 bits: a 64 bit multi-purpose header (‘mark’ or ‘lock’) word and a 64-bit class pointer. With typical average object sizes of 5-6 words, this is quite significant: 2 of those words are al... (more…)

nudge4j is a tiny piece of Java code, which must be applied to the inside of the Java 8 program. It contains logic to soothe sore areas of Java code Ask a developer before use if you have bad code… (more…)

I started reading "Cracking the Coding Interview, 6th Edition" book recently and it inspired me to experiment a bit. It’s been a while since I implemented the quicksort algorithm the l... (more…)