The Vector API can tremendously speed up computations by using the SIMD capabilities of your CPU. Learn how parallel computing works on a SIMD machine, how t... (more…)

As an engineer for the U.S. Digital Service, Marianne Bellotti has encountered vintage mainframes that are still being used in production — sometimes even powering web apps. Last month she entertained a San Francisco audience with tales about some of ...

Myriarch Combat Simulator is now available in an enhanced Java version, with a JavaFX user interface. I removed the download of the original .NET version as it was fairly rudimentary; I had already… (more…)

I've recently had my Mac scanned for a corporate compliance test and the older Java 8 JDK has come up as a failure point. Even though I had newer JDKs installed, it meant that I had to go in and uninstall the one that was making me fail this test. There i... (more…)

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