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Increase readability and reduce complexity with Java’s Pattern Matching

Increase readability, reduce cognitive complexity, and avoid bugs that are hard to spot with Java’s Pattern Matching. I bet you don’t like writing ugly but necessary boilerplate code or reading it. But, sometimes we need to create logic that has to deal with an object of unknown type and follow different paths depending on the type. This code is prone …

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Running JavaFX applications on the Windows Subsystem for Linux and more

What does it take to run standalone JavaFX applications on exotic Linux systems like the Windows Subsystem for Linux or some embedded systems? As you will see, not a lot! Familiarizing yourself with the native libraries required by JavaFX and the font loading process is all that is needed. Then, JavaFX applications can run on them out of the box …

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Foojay.io Mini Conference at Uber, Amsterdam

Uber Tech is partnering with Java User Group Amsterdam to host their first mini conference with Foojay.io. Come and join in at the Uber Amsterdam HQ and learn from experts in their fields. This meetup will be hosted by Uber Tech, in their office at Uber, Burgerweeshuispad 301, Amsterdam. Note: To get the bar code and details for entering the …

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