Java exceptions are considered expensive and shouldn't be used for flow control. This tutorial will prove that this perception is correct.

A set of popular Java8-related interview questions and of course answers.

Explore how to implement the HTTP protocol, particularly an HTTP server using Netty.

A quick example and explanation of the getBytes API of the standard String class in Java.

Learn how to use the 0xff value with the bitwise AND operator in Java.

Take a closer look at Java's AbstractMethodError and understand what it is and when it may happen

There are occasion when it is more convenient to create an array inline. Here are several way to declare and initialise primitive arrays and

On the previous blog we focused on spinning up our first Akka project. Now it’s time to add a test for our codebase. First thing to get started is adding

Version controlling your RAML RESTful API specifications allows you to continue maintaining previous version of your APIs. The API designer from MuleSoft

Allow an object to alter its behavior when its internal state changes. The object will appear to change its class. Participants Context: defines the

Without violating encapsulation, capture and externalize an object's internal state so that the object can be restored to this state later. Participants

Learn how to take screenshots using Java.

Learn about Takes - an immutable and object-oriented web framework for Java

A quick and practical guide to distributed performance testing with JMeter.

Learn about native memory allocation in the JVM and how to track it.

A quick and practical guide to lock-free data structures in Java.

Compare BitSets and boolean[] in terms of performance in different scenarios

An intro to the fork/join framework presented in Java 7 and the tools to help speed up parallel processing by attempting to use all available processor cores.

Learn about the differences between String casting and executing the toString() method in Java.

Learn how to extend Enums in Java.