About three-quarters of Java and .NET applications have vulnerabilities from the OWASP Top 10 list, while only 55% of JavaScript codebases have such flaws, according to testing data. (more…)

Java continues to actively evolve! The new Java 25 is just around the corner. This release brings changes to boilerplate code and constructors, and discontinues support for deprecated systems. You... (more…)

As I've said before, I'm working on a book about lifetimes. Or maybe it's just a long series - I haven't decided the specifics yet. Like every one of my series/book things, it's... (more…)

The challenge of solving valid Sudoku blocks Determine if a 9×9 Sudoku board is valid. Only the filled cells need to be validated according to the following rules: Each row must contain the digits 1-9 without repetition. Each column must contain the digit... (more…)

Accessing foreign (e.g. off-heap) memory from a Java application can be useful for a number of reasons, from avoiding the costs associated with garbage colle... (more…)