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Reimplementation the Legacy Socket API in Java 13

The Java Socket API has been with us for over 20 years now. In that time it has been maintained and updated, but eventually,...
Kieran France
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Hacking the NetBeans IDE

At my recent Oracle CodeOne talk on Hacking the NetBeans IDE, I promised to publish the screenshots of my code with some comments. I...
Mark Stephens
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How to improve switch statements after Java 13

Improvements to the use of switch statements was first previewed in Java 12 with JEP-325. Some JEPs are released as previews to allow the...
Kieran France
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Text Blocks preview in Java 13

This month we are focusing on Java 13 new features you should know about. We’ve already written about what is new in Java 13...
Sam Howard
2 min read

Improved Garbage Collection in Java 13

The JVM has several Garbage Collectors available that you are able to specify, each with its own advantages. In Java 11 the Z Garbage...
Kieran France
1 min read