Nicolai Parlog (nipafx) is a Java Developer Advocate at Oracle who shares deep insights on Java through blogs, talks, books, videos, and open-source projects, helping developers learn and grow.
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A summary of key Java projects (Loom, Valhalla, Panama, Amber, Leyden, Galahad) and their planned developments for 2023, based on an Oracle developer advocate's insights.
A summary of 24 Java features introduced in 2022, covering language updates, APIs, tooling, and performance improvements from the OpenJDK community.
Explains the process of how new features are considered, designed, and shipped in the Java programming language via the OpenJDK community.
Summary of JavaOne announcements: GraalVM moving to OpenJDK, JavaFX 20 EA builds, and updates on Generational ZGC.
Explores a proposed Java language change to simplify the 'Hello World' program for beginners, reducing initial concept overload.
Explores how Java's Project Amber addresses language pain points like verbosity and data handling with features like records, pattern matching, and text blocks.
An overview of Project Loom's impact on the Java ecosystem, covering virtual threads, tooling, web servers, and major frameworks.
Introduces Data-Oriented Programming principles: immutable data, pattern matching, and separating data from operations, with comparisons to OOP.
A look at Java 19 features including Project Loom's virtual threads, structured concurrency, records, and new programming patterns.
A preview of JavaOne sessions covering Sequenced Collections, purity, and upcoming Java features like string templates and JavaFX 19.
A Q&A session from the Inside Java Newscast covering Project Leyden, Valhalla, Lilliput, string templates, and other Java development topics.
Explores Data-Oriented Programming in Java, focusing on using records, sealed types, and pattern matching to model immutable data.
Explains what OpenJDK is, its community structure, and governance, as part of a Java-focused newscast.
An analysis of Java 19's new features, focusing on pattern matching in switch statements and why it's a significant release.
Explains JDK Enhancement Proposal 405 for previewing record patterns in Java 19, focusing on deconstructing records in pattern matching.
Java Newscast covering recent OpenJDK developments, including Project Loom's virtual threads, Lilliput, and pattern matching.
Explores proposed changes to pattern matching in Java, focusing on case refinement and null-handling in its third preview.
A guide to using modern switch expressions in Java, covering arrow syntax, pattern matching, and avoiding fall-through pitfalls.
A deep dive into Java's Project Loom, explaining virtual threads, their scheduling, memory management, and how they improve application scalability.
A detailed overview of JDK 18's new features, including pattern matching refinements, the Panama API, jwebserver, and UTF-8 default changes.
