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About sun.misc.Unsafe

During the JVM Language Summit this week, Java architect Mark Reinhold presented 'The Secret History and Tragic Fate of sun.misc.Unsafe' session. The API is a...

During the JVM Language Summit this week, Java architect Mark Reinhold presented 'The Secret History and Tragic Fate of sun.misc.Unsafe' session. The API is a low level library designed strictly for use within the JDK. Mark laid out the plan for the safe replacement of the library over time. It will still be available in Java 9. In a second session, Paul Sandoz explains potential replacements for some usage of sun.misc.Unsafe. His presentation is 'Safety First' mentioned...

Duke’s Choice Award Nomination is Open

Anyone in the Java community (including Oracle employees) is invited to nominate projects for the Duke's Choice Award. The award celebrates extreme innovation...

Anyone in the Java community (including Oracle employees) is invited to nominate projects for the Duke's Choice Award. The award celebrates extreme innovation using Java technology. The primary judging criteria for this prestigious award is innovation, putting small developer shops and individual developers on equal footing with global giants. Deadline for submission is August 24, 2015. For over a decade, Duke's Choice Award winners have been announced at JavaOne, the premier...

Java EE 8 Update

The train has left the station with the results of the community survey. Expert groups are working right now on specifications for the dozen or so JSRs that...

The train has left the station with the results of the community survey. Expert groups are working right now on specifications for the dozen or so JSRs that will be included in the release. In the interview below, David Delabasse gives an overview of the two new Java EE APIs: Java Security and MVC. The Java EE evangelist team is sharing the progress of this new release, making sure that the community stays up-to-date. David's session, a Java EE 8 overview, is now live on...

Singletons, Singletons...

Choose the right Singleton pattern for your project. Learn about the different ways to implement the Singleton pattern, and how to use the pattern to create a...

Choose the right Singleton pattern for your project. Learn about the different ways to implement the Singleton pattern, and how to use the pattern to create a database connection whose parameters can be updated after a Java application has been compiled. Payene Denis Kombate explores the pros and cons of various ways to implement the Singleton pattern in his article titled Effective Ways to Implement and Use the Singleton Design Pattern. His comparison includes minimal,...

Java Champions

Learn how to become one of the Champions in the Java world! Java Champions are members of the community who are recognized as leaders, technical luminaries, and...

Learn how to become one of the Champions in the Java world! Java Champions are members of the community who are recognized as leaders, technical luminaries, and innovative technologists. All of them are top contributors in the Java community. They are conference speakers, bloggers, community leaders, user group leaders and more. You may know some of them, check them out! “The Java Champion program is crucial to Java because its members come from all corners of the Java...

JShell and REPL in Java 9

Java 9 introduces JShell and a Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL) for the Java Programming Language. REPL allows you to evaluate code snippets such as declarations,...

Java 9 introduces JShell and a Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL) for the Java Programming Language. REPL allows you to evaluate code snippets such as declarations, statements, expressions. You can test your code as you create it, and way before you are done with your whole project. The JShell Java Enhancement Proposal (JEP) for the project indicated that the new feature is the result of academic feedback. Schools are adopting languages that have REPL functionality because it lowers...

Writing JavaFX Applications for Mobile Devices

Due to recent JavaFX ports, you can now create Java client applications that can be deployed on desktop, laptop, and embedded systems, as well as on mobile...

Due to recent JavaFX ports, you can now create Java client applications that can be deployed on desktop, laptop, and embedded systems, as well as on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. In this Java Magazine recent article, Johan Vos explores the state of JavaFX on mobile devices, focusing on the Android platform. As Vos explains, like Java, one of the key benefits of JavaFX is the 'write once, run anywhere' paradigm. Thanks to the JavaFX ports for mobile...

Create Applications Using Docker

Want to know why Docker is such a popular platform? Docker is an open platform for developers and sysadmins to build, ship and run distributed applications. “It...

Want to know why Docker is such a popular platform? Docker is an open platform for developers and sysadmins to build, ship and run distributed applications. “It is the solution for developers to create applications and containers and ship them from development to production systems and have sysadmins run them in the production systems.” explains Roland Huss. In this Virtual Technology Summit (VTS) session, you will learn how to improve your integration tests with Docker,...

Certification Discount!

To celebrate 20 years of Java, you can get 20% off any Java certification exam! Don’t miss this great opportunity to get Java certified and show off those new...

To celebrate 20 years of Java, you can get 20% off any Java certification exam! Don’t miss this great opportunity to get Java certified and show off those new Java qualifications How to get started 1. Find the Java exam that meets your skill level and experience. 2. Review exam preparation and topics. 3. Register at Pearson VUE. Use promotion code Java20 to receive the 20% discount. This globally available offer is open until December 31, 2015.