Java Weekly, Issue 442

JFR improvements, less footprint for Java, hibernate additions to Criteria API, the Flexcoin race condition, and product backlog.

Assert That an Object Is From a Specific Type

In this article, we’ll explore how we can verify that an object is of a specific type. We’ll be looking at different testing libraries and what methods they offer to assert the object type.

Java Weekly, Issue 339

The Spring story on GraalVM is getting polish and Java 14 and even 15 features are getting some well-deserved attention. A solid week in the Java ecosystem.

Java Weekly, Issue 289

A new explore-the-project option is available on Spring Initializr, and a guide to making Kotlin code easier to read through the use of scope functions.

Java Weekly, Issue 267

A look under-the-hood at the JDK 9+ bytecode generated by the String concatenation operator, which is completely decoupled from the StringBuilder class.

Java Weekly, Issue 266

A lightweight approach to CDI bean testing with Weld, plus a look at four quality gates you can use to evaluate whether your release is production-ready.

Java Weekly, Issue 217

A monster installment this week, with a lot of solid writeups. Lots of reading material for the weekend.

Java Weekly, Issue 205

Surprisingly, not much Java 9 but JUnit 5, a cool writeup about monads, and some good musings about software developer’s career.