Sep
12,
2019
Personality test for Java developers: What’s your Javatar?
What sort of developer are you? The ingenious Java coder, the forward-thinking API strategist or the innovative Kotlin fan? Machine learning maniac, JVM mystic or JavaScript defender? Take the JAX Quiz and find out!
Aug
29,
2019
An introduction to GraalVM, Oracle’s new Virtual Machine
The Java VM HotSpot is now well over two decades old. Since then, the world of software development has changed a lot. Is it time to send HotSpot into retirement? For a long time now, Oracle Labs have been working on a new compiler for the JVM, which should be...
Aug
19,
2019
TOP 20 JAVA INFLUENCERS OF 2019
Who are the most influential Java people in the Twittersphere? After analyzing thousands of accounts, we created a list of people that every Java enthusiast or pro should be following.
Aug
13,
2019
Scala: Beyond the Basics [session video]
What can you do in Scala that you can’t do in Java? In this JAX London 2018 session recording by Christopher Batey you will discover all the things you need to know about Scala and the way it is being used in contemporary projects. Programing languages are exciting - Watch...
Jul
4,
2019
Cloud native Java with Micronaut – An alternative to Spring?
Yes, you read it correctly, there are alternatives. Although the top dog Spring is enjoying great popularity with Java applications, we should not forget that there are also other frameworks worth taking a look at. Here we’ll be talking about Micronaut, a relatively new framework, but one that offers some...
Jun
25,
2019
What does Cloud Native Java really mean to developers?
JAX London 2018 has been a blast. Therefore, we've highlighted a keynote video, which is a panel discussion, from last year to offer you a few glimpses of JAX London experience.
Jun
19,
2019
JAX Developers Puzzle 2019
4 developers are working on a chat bot project - when will they finish? Solve the JAX Developers Puzzle by July 22nd for a chance to win a JAX London ticket!
Jun
17,
2019
Java 12 Tutorial: How the new switch expressions work
The switch case expressions in Java go back pretty much to the beginnings of the programming language. It was basically a compromise in language design to make it easier for C++ developers to switch to Java. Relics like break and fall-through were not very intuitive and caused a lot of...
Jun
11,
2019
Continuous Delivery is better for your brain
JAX London 2018 has been a blast. Therefore, we've highlighted a keynote video from last year to offer you a few glimpses of JAX London experience.
May
27,
2019
Tune your Java Garbage Collector
Developers take advantage of the JVM argument -XX:+UseGCLogFileRotation to rotate GC log files. However, this approach has few challenges. In this article, JAX London speaker Ram Lakshmanan has some recommendations on how to deal with those issues.
