Nataliia Dziubenko·Jun 30, 2024I won’t let Java confuse you #5: let’s talk lambdasLambdas are interesting structures. What are they exactly? And why can’t we use non-final local variables in lambda bodies?A response icon1A response icon1
Nataliia Dziubenko·May 9, 2024I won’t let Java confuse you #4: unreachable statementsDo you think Java consistently rejects all unreachable code? Well…
Nataliia Dziubenko·May 1, 2024I won’t let Java confuse you #3: wideningWelcome to the fourth episode of our Java-unconfusing series, where we look at some basic concepts in Java (in fact, it applies to many…
Nataliia Dziubenko·Mar 25, 2024I won’t let Java confuse you #2: expressionsWelcome to the third episode of the Java-unconfusing series, where we talk about the things that look innocent, while the results seem…
Nataliia Dziubenko·Mar 6, 2024I won’t let Java confuse you #0: incrementSometimes the code that seems really clear can turn out to be quite deceiving, even in some really basic concepts. In these situations…
Nataliia Dziubenko·Nov 13, 2023The Hidden Dynamic Life of JavaThis article is an (elaborate) transcript of my talk, ‘The Hidden Dynamic Life of Java’, presented on J-Fall 2023.A response icon1A response icon1
Nataliia Dziubenko·Oct 31, 2023Java compiler-decompiler ping-pongThis small episode related to Java compilation seemed interesting and a bit funny to me, so I’m sharing it here and hope you enjoy it too!
InBetter ProgrammingbyNataliia Dziubenko·Sep 18, 2023Java Invokedynamic: Bootstrapping an Alternative MethodThis experiment intends to demonstrate the power of invokedynamic instruction in JVM. Let’s redefine some bootstrapping logic!A response icon1A response icon1
InBetter ProgrammingbyNataliia Dziubenko·Apr 15, 2024Java 21: So How Should We Construct Strings Now?Java 21 brings yet another way of constructing Strings. Is it good? Were the “old” ways good too? So what do we use now? Let’s look insideA response icon6A response icon6