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Java 101: The essential Java language features tour, Part 1

From assertions in JDK 1.4 to the forthcoming lambdas in Java 8, the Java language has evolved considerably since its inception. The next several Java 101 articles present a toolbox of essential Java ...
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5 reasons why Java is still the best programming language5 reasons why Java is still the best programming language

Can you explain object-oriented programming to me like I'm 5 years old? Probably not. But here's a straightforward explanation of what OOP is ... Use Spring MVC MultipartFile, Java Path APIs and the ...
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Java 101: Understanding Java threads, Part 4: Thread groups, volatility, and thread-local variables

This month’s Java 101 concludes the thread series by focusing on thread groups, volatility, thread-local variables, timers, and the ThreadDeath class. Java requires every thread and every thread group ...
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Why Java is the most popular programming language

One interpretation of this graph shows Java (blue) being overtaken by C (black) over the course of the decade. What this interpretation belies is the fact that Java and the C family (C, C++, and C#) ...