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Latest Activity: Jun 26, 2019
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Java 8 Resources to help you learn (thanks to Mattias Karlsson) 2 Replies
Guess you know about all the resources and video cast Oracle providedat the Java 8 Launch site:…Continue
Started by Michael Levin. Last reply by Michael Levin Mar 29, 2014.
Josh Bloch on Java and Programming
In this interview, Google’s Josh Bloch shares his views on the…Continue
Started by Michael Levin Dec 21, 2010.
JCertif is on! Rockin' in the Congo...
JCertif is one of the first Java related conferences in the Republic of Congo, Brazzaville. Sponsored by…Continue
Tags: Max Bonbhel, Michael Levin, swampcast, africajug, congojug
Started by Michael Levin Aug 25, 2010.
JSR Watch: Here’s to Progress
Here's an update from the Chair of the JCP and director of the JCP Program office: Patrick Curranhttp://java.ulitzer.com/node/965152JSR Watch: Here’s…Continue
Started by Michael Levin May 19, 2009.
Concurrent Programming
Are you doing much concurrent programming? I attended some of the concurrency talks at the NFJS conference and I'm using a mix of the old synchronized and the new(ish) java.util.concurrent classes.…Continue
Tags: Concurrency, J2SE
Started by Matt Weber Aug 31, 2008.
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Comment by Matt Weber on August 31, 2008 at 1:48pm
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Are you doing much concurrent programming? I attended some of the concurrency talks at the NFJS conference and I'm using a mix of the old synchronized and the new(ish) java.util.concurrent classes. I'm interested in a discussion about the usage and decisions about when one is better than the other.
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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InfoQ Reading List
Presentation: Confidently Automating Changes Across a Diverse Fleet
Netflix engineer Casey Bleifer shares how to achieve rapid, automated code changes across a massive, diverse software fleet. She discusses building an event-driven orchestration platform using composable, Lego-like steps, and explains how Netflix utilizes automated canary validation, compliance checks, and a custom "confidence metric" to eliminate the long tail of manual engineering migrations.
By Casey BleiferIBM Vault Enterprise 2.0 Brings Automated LDAP Secrets Management to Enterprise Identity Security
IBM and HashiCorp have announced new LDAP secrets management capabilities in IBM Vault Enterprise 2.0, introducing a redesigned architecture to manage LDAP credentials, support password rotation, and automate the identity lifecycle.
By Craig RisiMicrosoft Foundry Adds Runtime, Tooling, and Governance for Production Agents
Microsoft used their Build 2026 event to announce new functionality for Microsoft Foundry. Citing Foundry as "the place where AI agents move from experiments to production systems," in a blog post, Nick Brady writes that the release brings “runtime, tools, memory, grounding, models, observability, and governance” that developers need for production agents, rather than just new model endpoints.
By Matt SaundersAWS Releases Next Generation of Amazon OpenSearch Serverless
Amazon Web Services has recently announced the general availability of the next generation of Amazon OpenSearch Serverless, with a redesigned architecture that enables 20 times faster resource provisioning than the previous serverless architecture, true scale-to-zero capability, and up to 60% lower cost than a provisioned cluster for peak loads.
By Gianmarco NalinPinterest Uses Content Fingerprints for URL Deduplication across Millions of Domains
Pinterest introduced MIQPS, a URL normalization system that identifies which query parameters affect page identity using rendered content fingerprints. It reduces duplicate processing across millions of domains by replacing rule-based approaches with offline analysis, anomaly detection, and runtime parameter maps, improving ingestion efficiency and scalability in large-scale content pipelines.
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