Core Java
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Project Leyden’s AOT Code Cache: How Java Is Solving Its Cold-Start Problem Without GraalVM
Leyden delivered its first three features in Java 24 and 25. A fourth lands in JDK 26. Here’s why this…
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Type Classes Are Coming to Java. What the Valhalla Prototype Actually Means
In late 2025, a quiet but consequential prototype landed in the Valhalla repository. If it ever ships, the way Java…
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The JVM Project No One Is Talking About —That Will Change Everything
Project Babylon is building a code reflection API that lets the JVM understand computation semantics, not just execute them. The…
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Java’s Multi-Project Evolution: Valhalla, Panama & AmberReach Maturity
2023 to 2026 brought more meaningful change to the Java platform than the entire preceding decade. Here’s the complete picture.…
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Serverless Java in 2026: Finally Ready or Still Struggling?
Cold starts used to make Java a punchline in the serverless world. That punchline is running out of material. For…
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ThreadLocal vs. Scoped Values:The Virtual Thread Migration No One Warned You About
ThreadLocal was the hack that let Java survive the era of application servers. Scoped Values are its replacement for the…
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How To Run An LLM Locally To Interact With Your Documents
Running Google Gemini allows you to query, summarize, and analyze your documents while leveraging a cloud-based model optimized for security…
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One IntelliJ IDEA. The Split Is Over
JetBrains ends the 16-year Community vs. Ultimate divide. Here’s what that really means for your day-to-day development — and your…
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How to Run Only Specific Tests in TestNG
TestNG is a powerful testing framework for Java that provides many options to organize and execute tests. Sometimes, you may…
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