Core Java
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Java 7: HashMap vs ConcurrentHashMap
As you may have seen from my past performance related articles and HashMap case studies, Java thread safety problems can…
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Which Java thread consumes my CPU?
What do you do when your Java application consumes 100% of the CPU? Turns out you can easily find the…
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Java memes which refuse to die
Also titled; My pet hates in Java coding. There are a number of Java memes which annoy me, partly because…
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Java Enums: You have grace, elegance and power and this is what I Love!
While Java 8 is coming, are you sure you know well the enums that were introduced in Java 5? Java…
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Java Annotations: Explored & Explained
One of the many wonderful features of Java 5 SE is the introduction of the Annotations construct. Annotations are tags…
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Hot tips on using Eclipse effectively
Following are some tips that shall help you in avoiding potential issues and for being a little more productive while…
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Project Lambda: To Multicore and Beyond
The presentation “Project Lambda: To Multicore and Beyond” (Session 27400 and not to be confused with Brian Goetz’s presentation of…
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Using EasyMock or Mockito
I have been using EasyMock for most of time but recently I worked with a few people who were pretty…
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Java threads: How many should I create
Introduction “How many threads should I create?”. Many years before one of my friends asked me the question, then I…
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