Java virtual machines (JVM) use built-in garbage collection (GC) technology to automatically manage memory usage within the Java heap. When an allocation failure occurs, a GC cycle is triggered to reclaim memory from objects that are no longer referenced.... (more…)

AWS Lambda is an awesome Serverless implementation. Lambdas are a bit tricky because they are ephemeral and short-lived so either they call ... (more…)

Develop true native mobile applications using the Java programming language for iOS (iPhone/iPad), Android, Window (UWP) etc. with NetBeans, Eclipse or IntelliJ/IDEA...

It’s been a little over a year since I started developing in Java full-time again. A retrospective is overdue! Workplace takeaways Communication. This may not seem like a Java-related skill, but I cannot overstate how many times stopping to ask questions,... (more…)

Java.util package provides a Calendar class which represents a specific instant in time, with millisecond precision. (more…)