In a previous blog posting, I listed some “everyday problems” Java developers will often face and included some ideas and links related to addressing these issues. One of the focal points of ...

FastClasspathScanner Uber-fast, ultra-lightweight Java classpath scanner. Scans the classpath by parsing the classfile binary format directly rather than by using reflection. (Reflection causes the ...

The application class loader is a standard Java class that loads classes from the directories and JAR files listed in the CLASSPATH environment variable or the -classpath command-line option.

The Eclipse Foundation has just announced the release of a new version of the Eclipse Buildship project, which integrates the Gradle build tool with Eclipse. Version 2.2 supports Java 9 and introduces ...