This article is the first in a four-part Java 101 series exploring Java threads. Although you might think threading in Java would be challenging to grasp, I intend to show you that threads are easy to ...

With the increasingly complexity of concurrent applications, many developers find that Java’s low-level threading capabilities are insufficient to their programming needs. In that case, it might be ...

Global variables are divisive: an invaluable shortcut or a dangerous example of sloppy code? Let's talk about what they do, what they’re good for, and why you should be extra careful using them. A ...

The Java programming language emerged roughly 25 years ago, when Smalltalk and C++ dominated. Back then it was easy to argue that the world didn't need another object-oriented programming language.