In this post, I reference recent online posts that I have really enjoyed on topics such as Java security issues, Javadoc, XML, and cloud computing. JavaDoc: The unloved child. A pragmatic approach.

Cloud computing applies the resources of many computers in a network cluster to a single problem at the same time. Once confined to scientific or technical problems that require a great number of ...

Akka, formerly known as Lightbend, has released Akka 3, an update to the JVM-based distributed computing platform that adds a Java SDK as well as serverless and “bring your own cloud ...

A shift to cloud-native computing has been on the minds of many developers in recent years so that their business applications can benefit from reduced IT infrastructure costs, increased ...

Azul announced Azul Intelligence Cloud, a new family of products that apply cloud resources to analyze and optimize Java fleets and provide actionable intelligence. Intelligence Cloud’s first ...

CloudBees plans to unveil on Tuesday a Java cloud application platform featuring its own Dev@cloud application development infrastructure and the Java platform-as-a-service gained through ...

Specialization in cloud computing requires knowledge of coding languages like Python and Java, in addition to cloud computing software programs such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.

For the Azure cloud, jaz takes over the configuration of the heap size and the garbage strategy, among other things. The tool uses AppsCDS and, in the future, Project Leyden for optimization.

Java's Pragmatic Turn: Why 'Codeless Migration' Is Winning Over Cloud-Native Rewrites The recent news that Payara and Azul have formed a strategic partnership to deliver "codeless migrations" ...

On top of that, on average, Java loses to C++ by about 15%, especially when apps can be compiled for mass-scale computing (use profile-guided compilation, etc).