and are responsible for loading Java classes into memory at runtime. When a Java program is executed, one or more class loaders locate and load all the classes that are needed to run the program.

If you’ve read my Java 101 tutorial introducing static classes and inner classes, you should be familiar with the basics of working with nested classes in Java code. In this associated tip, I ...

it allocates the memory and writes the values now using instances of the VarHandle class. MemoryLayout POINT_2D = MemoryLayout.structLayout( ValueLayout.JAVA_DOUBLE.withName("x"), ValueLayout.JAVA ...

Imagine you are an expert object-oriented Java developer who meticulously crafts code the way an artist cares for their masterpiece. You believe clean code is an absolute necessity. Classes with clear ...

I don’t know anyone who likes investigating a Java heap dump. They can be massive — literally multiple gigs in size. They contain so much information that identifying the cause of a JVM memory leak ...