The insurgence of Spring Boot as the go-to framework for microservices development has spawned renewed interest in the fundamentals of the Spring framework. Folks are particularly interested in the ...

The entire Java development and execution environment from Oracle. Originally developed by Sun, which Oracle acquired in 2010, Java programs are executed by a runtime engine (the Java Virtual Machine) ...

In a previous blog posting, I listed some “everyday problems” Java developers will often face and included some ideas and links related to addressing these issues. One of the focal points of that post ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

The term assert is a Java keyword that was introduced into the language with the JDK 1.4 release in February 2002. Java's assert keyword is unique in two very interesting ways: The Java assert is ...

Software from Oracle that converts a program in Java bytecode (intermediate language) into machine language and executes it. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is the runtime engine of the Java Platform, ...

The Java virtual machine manages application memory and provides a portable execution environment for Java-based applications. Developers reap the rewards in performance, stability, and predictable ...