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How Java Virtual Threads Handles Blocking Operations Efficiently

Mar 10, 20253 min read56

Unlocking Java's Strategy Pattern: Streamline with Lambda Expressions

Jan 24, 20256 min read115

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Mutation Testing in Java with PIT

When evaluating the quality of your tests, most developers turn to code coverage tools. These tools provide a percentage indicating how much of your code is executed by your test suite. At first glance, this seems like the ultimate metric: higher cov...

Jan 12, 20255 min read142

Spring boot : A domain driven data validation

Oct 30, 20247 min read116

Switch expression

Oct 6, 20246 min read31

Understanding equals() and hashCode() Methods in Java and Their Role in Collections

In Java, the equals() and hashCode() methods are key for comparing objects and storing them in collections. Though they may look simple, implementing them correctly is crucial for the accuracy, performance, and reliability of Java applications, espec...

Sep 29, 20248 min read142

Deep dive into the optional java API

The Optional<T> class in Java is a container object that may or may not contain a value. Introduced in Java 8 as part of the functional programming enhancements, its goal is to provide a more expressive way to represent optional or absent values with...

Sep 23, 20245 min read35

Records in java : the illusion of immutability

Java records, as I mentioned in my last article, offer a new way to define classes that hold immutable data. Records make it easier to create data carriers with fixed states at creation. However, this immutability can be misleading when records have ...

Sep 12, 20245 min read72

Records: An Elegant Way to Transfer Data in Java

With the introduction of Java 14, one of the most prominent features was "Records." Records offer a new approach to modeling classes as bearers of immutable data. Traditionally, building a basic data transfer object (DTO) in Java required a lot of bo...

Sep 5, 20244 min read73

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