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Deep dive into bits, bytes, shorts, ints, longs, signed, and unsigned with Java

Author: Frank Delporte Original post on Foojay: Read More On the Pi4J discussion list, someone recently asked what the best and easiest way is in Java to convert a byte value. In Java, there is no distinction between signed and unsigned bytes, which can be confusing. My book “Getting Started with Java on the Raspberry Pi” contains an explanation about …

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Changes Included in Release 24.08 of Azul Zing Builds of OpenJDK

Author: Frank Delporte Original post on Foojay: Read More Azul Zing Builds of OpenJDK, the optimized Java runtime within Azul Platform Prime, has reached the release of the 24.08 Stable Release line. Zing builds are available in two versions: Stream Builds: Fast-moving monthly releases (end of the month) that include the latest features and changes in PSU releases. These are …

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Profile IntelliJ IDEA with its own profiler

Author: Igor Kulakov Original post on Foojay: Read More Other languages: Español 한국어 Português 中文 Just like my previous post, this one is going to be slightly meta. Obviously, you can use IntelliJ IDEA to profile another process, but did you know IntelliJ IDEA can profile itself? This might be useful if you are writing an IntelliJ IDEA plugin and …

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Meetup Tip : Payara Hackathon- Generative AI on Jakarta EE

Showcase your creativity, technical skills, and visionary ideas as you build the future of AI-powered enterprise applications. Sign up for free for the Payara Hackathon – Generative AI on Jakarta EE. Virtual Event: 2 October – 6 November 2024. The Payara Hackathon is on! Make sure to sign up at the bottom of this page & then… get coding! Hackathon …

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Exploring New Features in JDK 23: Gatherers upgrades pipeline design pattern JEP-461

Author: Miro Wengner Original post on Foojay: Read More Source-code flexibility goes hands in hands with maintainability and testability. The Java language benefits not only from its maturity but also from the fact that it is one of a strongly typed language. This may initiate possible discussion topics, as each defined variable requires its type to be known, which can …

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Augmenting the client with HTMX

Author: Nicolas Frankel Original post on Foojay: Read More This article is part of a series comparing different ways to implement asynchronous requests on the client to augment the latter. So far, I described the process with Vue.js and Alpine.js. Both are similar from the developers’ point of view: they involve JavaScript. In this post, I’ll focus on HTMX, whose …

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Augmenting the client with Alpine.js

Author: Nicolas Frankel Original post on Foojay: Read More This article is part of a series comparing different ways to implement asynchronous requests on the client, which is colloquially known as AJAX. I dedicated the previous post to Vue.js; I’ll dedicate this one to Alpine.js – not to be confused with Alpine Linux. I’ll follow the same structure as previously. …

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Augmenting the client with Vue.js

Author: Nicolas Frankel Original post on Foojay: Read More In my previous article, I laid the ground to build upon; now is the time to start “for real”. I heard a lot of Vue.js. Additionally, a friend who transitioned from developer to manager told me good things about Vue, which further piqued my interest. I decided to have a look …

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Exploring New Features in JDK 23: Builder Pattern Simplicity with JEP-455 Primitive Types in Patterns, instanceof, and switch (Preview)

Author: Miro Wengner Original post on Foojay: Read More The runtime initiation of any program requires allocating a given memory and after many additional steps the first object could be created. In a previous post, we explored how to improve maintainability of complex creation processes by using the factory creational pattern[4] and JEP-482, flexible constructor bodies. The factory design may …

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Unleashing the Power of Git Bisect

Author: Shai Almog Original post on Foojay: Read More The Essence of Debugging with Git Setting the Stage for Debugging Initiating Bisect Mode Marking the Known Good Revision Marking the Known Bad Revision Bisecting to Find the Culprit Expected Output Reset and Analysis Advanced Usage and Tips Script Automation for Precision and Efficiency Handling Flaky Tests with Strategy Skipping Commits …

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