Java Garbage Collectors – Moving to Garbage First (G1) Collector
One of the key strengths of JVM is automatic memory management (Garbage Collection). Its understanding can help in writing better
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Scala For Building DSLs (domain-specific languages)
Scala is a very powerful OO + FP language which is well suited for building DSL’s and for writing highly
Read moreOracle To Merge Hotspot & JRockit Java Virtual Machines (JVM)
An update on how Oracle plans to utilize / integrate Sun technologies. Incidentally Oracle got JRockit from its acquisition of
Read moreScala Testing Framework, ScalaTest Released
ScalaTest is an open-source testing framework that aims to speed up tests by leveraging the Scala programming language. ScalaTest 1.0,
Read moreGoogle Launches ‘Noop’ Language For The Java Platform
Noop is a new language that attempts to blend the best lessons of languages old and new, while syntactically encouraging
Read moreAzul Releases Java Virtual Machine 2.5, the industry’s only virtualized JVM
Azul Systems has released Azul Systems Java Virtual Machine 2.5 (AVM 2.5), which claims to be the industry’s only virtualized
Read moreMicrosoft Ends Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Support
Microsoft has removed 10 security patch downloads, all associated with Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (JVM) technology. Microsoft originally licensed its
Read moreJava Language Isn’t That Important – It’s The JVM That Matters
James Gosling talks of how Java the language isn’t that important but the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is what matters.
Read moreDiagnosing Production Java Applications Using JVM Memory Structures
Troubleshooting production Java applications is a challenging task. Madhav Sathe presents a new approach to diagnose production applications by peeking
Read moreGoogle App Engine Now Supports Java
Python no longer is the only language supported by the Google App Engine. Google has today announced Java support on
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