Overall, Java class loaders are a critical component of the JVM that enables Java programs to load and execute classes dynamically at runtime. Types of class loaders I’ve given an overview of ...

You might know that Java passes by value, but it helps to understand why. Here's what happens when you pass mutable and immutable object references in Java. Many programming languages allow ...

JEP 458, Launch Multi-File Source-Code Programs, has been Closed/Delivered for JDK 22. This JEP proposes to enhance the Java Launcher to execute an application supplied as one or more files of Java so ...

Over the past 20 years, a number of different formats have emerged for packaging Java programs. But as cloud-native computing flips the model for deploying Java web apps on its head and Docker ...

With typical, standalone Java programs, developer must compile source code into bytecode with the javac utility, and then run that bytecode on the JVM. That’s not necessary with JShell. JShell reads ...