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Oracle seeks Java performance boost, joins HSA Foundation

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Java 101: The essential Java language features tour, Part 1

From assertions in JDK 1.4 to the forthcoming lambdas in Java 8, the Java language has evolved considerably since its inception. Start building your toolbox of essential Java language features this week, with assertions and generics.

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Java 101: Java concurrency without the pain, Part 2

Learn how the Java Concurrency Utilities handle locking, atomic variables, and fork/join operations. Then prepare for the future with an overview of anticipated changes to the Java Concurrency Utilities coming in Java 8.

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Java 101: Java concurrency without the pain, Part 1

When concurrency gets complex, Java developers can count on the Java Concurrency Utilities to smooth the bumps. Get started with the Executor framework, concurrent synchronizer types, and the Java Concurrent Collections package, and...

What if Java 8 dropped 'extends'?

Andrew Oliver decries the alphabet soup of the Lambda project, saying too many ingeredients are making it a stew. Also, what about his idea of dropping inheritance from Java 8? Share your thoughts in the comments.

Modern threading for not-quite-beginners

Cameron Laird revisits the practice and concepts of multithreaded programming in Java, this time focusing on more intermediate programming solutions for today's distributed computing problems.

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Like it or not, closures are coming to Java

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Scala upgrade improves tooling, sheds runtime overhead

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