Information

Java SE Town

This group focuses on the Java SE environment. It's the core Java group. Questions? Answers? Musings? This is the place for you!

Members: 14
Latest Activity: Jun 26, 2019

Discussion Forum

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

Tags: codetown, 8, java

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

Tags: bloch, java

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.

Java - Where to Begin

I'm looking for suggestions on how I can get myself up to a reasonable level ofcompetence in Java. What would you…Continue

Tags: shin, ranch, passion, training, jaxjug

Started by Michael Levin Nov 14, 2009.

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

Tags: jcp, java

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.

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of Java SE Town to add comments!

Comment by Matt Weber on August 31, 2008 at 1:48pm
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.
 

Members (14)

 
 
 

Happy 10th year, JCertif!

Notes

Welcome to Codetown!

Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.

When you create a profile for yourself you get a personal page automatically. That's where you can be creative and do your own thing. People who want to get to know you will click on your name or picture and…
Continue

Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.

Looking for Jobs or Staff?

Check out the Codetown Jobs group.

 

Enjoy the site? Support Codetown with your donation.



InfoQ Reading List

AWS 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 Nalin

Pinterest 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.

By Leela Kumili

Java News Roundup: JDK 27 in Rampdown, JDK 28 Expert Group, GlassFish, Infinispan, Kotlin

This week's Java roundup for June 1st, 2026, features news highlighting: JDK 27 in Rampdown Phase One; the formation of the JDK 28 Expert Group; the GlassFish Arquillian Connectors Suite for Jakarta EE TCKs; point releases for Infinispan and Kotlin; maintenance releases of GlassFish and Micronaut; and the June 2026 beta release of Open Liberty.

By Michael Redlich

Gemma 4 12B Enables On-Device, Multimodal Agentic Workflows with an Encoder-free Architecture

Google says Gemma 4 12B is "designed to bring agentic, multimodal intelligence directly to your laptop", further noting that the new model can be combined with Google AI Edge to "build and experiment locally, on everyday machines". This integration allows for a wide range of capabilities, from autonomous data processing to generating visual insights and even building webpages or executing tools.

By Sergio De Simone

Celebrating 20 Years of InfoQ

InfoQ celebrates its 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, we have published a walk-through of the trends InfoQ called early, where they sit on the adoption curve today, and how that curve may evolve over the next decade.

By InfoQ

© 2026   Created by Michael Levin.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service