The "Understanding Java threads" series concludes by uncovering some of the loose ends of threading: thread groups, volatility, thread-local variables, timers, and thread death.

For example, consider how you would create a String object containing the Java string, and then assign its reference to variable language. If String were like other types you would need to specify ...

A plugin for javac (openJDK8) that adds support for persistent local variables in Java (similar to the C static keyword) This project is, in a way, a proof-of-concept of the injection of new fields ...

An empirical analysis for five major open source Java projects is conducted, and the following results are reported: (1) a method having a confusing variable pair is about 1.1 - 2.6 times more ...

The naming of local variables is usually at the programmer's discretion. Thus, there is a diversity in naming local variables and this may cause variations in the code quality. Many coding conventions ...