Excessive object creation can be a huge problem in Java programs. Despite continuing improvements in JVM technology for memory management, the object creation and garbage collection cycle is still ...

James Ward is a Java Champion and Google’s Kotlin product manager. In this interview, he speaks about the state of Java, JVM languages, mutability, and functional programming.

The main thing that makes Ratpack interesting is the execution model, which aims to make asynchronous programming on the JVM easier.

For both short- and long-term allocations, the C++ program is considerably faster than the Java program running on any JVM. Short-term allocations have been one focus area for optimization in HotSpot.

The Java virtual machine (JVM) is a program whose sole purpose is to execute other programs. This simple idea has made Java one of the most successful and long-lived platforms of all time.

You can fix your Java memory leak problem without a costly JVM heap dump. Just use Java Flight Recorder's Old Object Sample event and view the recording in JDK Mission Control.

Much of its popularity is due to JVM compatibility and support for Java 6; but more importantly, it's possible to build a project with a mix of code files written in either Kotlin or Java.