| [Issue
200] On Learning Concurrency
Every Java programmer I have met knows that they should know more about concurrency. But it is a topic that is quite hard to learn. In this newsletter I give some tips on how you can become proficient in concurrency. |
[Issue
199] Hacking Java Surreptitiously
Surreptitious: stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert. In this newsletter we will show two Java puzzles written by Wouter Coekaerts that require a surreptitious solution. You cannot do anything to upset the security manager. |
| [Issue
198] Pushing the Limits in Java's Random
What is the largest double that could in theory be produced by Math.random()? In this newsletter, we look at ways to calculate this based on the 48-bit random generator available in standard Java. We also prove why in a single-threaded program, (int)(Random.nextDouble() + 1) can never be rounded up to 2. |
[Issue
197] What is the Meaning of Life?
In this newsletter we try to calculate the meaning of life, with surprising results. |
| [Issue
196] Uncaught AWT Exceptions in Java 7
Java 7 removes the Swing Event Dispatch Thread (EDT) hack that allowed us to specify an uncaught exception handler for the EDT using a system property sun.awt.exception.handler. |
[Issue
195] Performance Puzzler With a Stack Trace
In this newsletter, we present a little performance puzzler, written by Kirk Pepperdine. What is happening with this system? There is only one explanation and it can be discovered by just looking at the stack trace. |
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