Two unit-testing approaches explained! Pick any topic around testing and there will be at least two very contrary approaches that seem to be at odds. One of the many points of discussion around unit testing, and in particular TDD, are the question around what good boundaries for tests are. So the question is: Should you unit test each method on …

For over 20 years, I’ve developed code for the JVM, first in Java, then in Kotlin. However, the JVM is not a silver bullet, e.g., in scripts: Virtual machines incur additional memory requirements. In many cases, the script doesn’t run long enough to gain any benefit performance-wise. The bytecode is interpreted and never compiles to native code. For these reasons, …

The JavaFX links of the week are back on jfx-central.com, and here we collect the complete month for you in an excellent overview. JavaFX 19 is released On the JavaFX mailinglist this thrilling message appeared: “Create release notes for JavaFX 19.” And yes, they are available now on GitHub! If you want to keep following what’s happening inside the JavaFX …