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Java 27 Has Released
by birdculture · Sep 16, 2026 · 3 points
> They really aren't, and they are IMHO an antipattern since they break encapsulation. They don't. Java had to come up with the extremely verbose builder pattern for the exact s…
by troupo · Sep 16, 2026
> data races Which are completely safe in Java > Forgetting to release a resource I know what you mean and it's definitely a tongue in cheek reply but it's almost like that's wh…
by gf000 · Sep 16, 2026
Lots of "improvements" on Dalvik over J2ME was Google's marketing to sidestep Sun, speaking as ex-Nokia, coupled with the experience of Java on Symbian devices and Sony Ericson.…
by pjmlp · Sep 16, 2026
> I'd like to turn up my internal sense of skepticism when dealing with someone, effectively, selling something their salary depends on This is really, really silly. Java is man…
by Capricorn2481 · Sep 16, 2026
Java is a very small language, all things considered. Compare to kotlin, c#, rust it's absolutely tiny
by gf000 · Sep 16, 2026
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Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in the South East Asian country of Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. Java is the world's most populous island, home to an estimated 159.2 million people; about 56% of the Indonesian population, while constituting only 7% of the country's land area. Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, is located on Java's northwestern coast. Read more on Wikipedia