OOP can seem a bit abstract at first, but once you get the hang of it, it’ll change the way you write code. It’s all about ...

Finding classes below or above specific version If you don't provide --print-if-above or --print-if-below arguments, it will only print messages such as X amount of classes use 52.0 (Java 8) for every ...

During compilation from Java source code to bytecode, some information is irreversibly lost. In other words, compilation and decompilation of Java code is not symmetric. Consequently, the ...

Oracle announced a language server tool for Java developers using Visual Studio Code to provide language-specific 'smarts' in the super-popular, open source-based, cross-platform code editor.

Create a Java project with an ant build system and add these dependencies into the ivy file. Create a class file and add the following lines of code in a class file: // import the corresponding auth0 ...

Java bytecode instrumentation is a widely used technique, especially for profiling purposes. In order to ensure the instrumentation of all classes in the system, including dynamically generated or ...

This article sheds light on how Java 8 lambda expressions and method references are implemented under the hood, and looks at the generated bytecode and performance implications.

The extreme ease with which Java .class files can be reconstructed into Java sources that closely resemble the originals has a lot to do with Java byte-code design goals and trade-offs. Among ...