The Java Platform provides the most commonly used data structures in the form of the Collections Framework, and it provides a rich API to operate on them. In this first article in a two-part series, I ...

Generics make your code more flexible and easier to read, and they help you avoid ClassCastExceptions at runtime. Get started with this introduction to using generics with the Java Collections ...

When Java was born, the only data structure support built into the core libraries involved arrays, vectors (essentially dynamically-sized arrays), and hash tables (for key-value pairs). Support for ...

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...

The Java Iterator is an all-purpose interface that simplifies looping through a collection of objects. Java's ListIterator provides all the functionality of the Iterator interface, with four ...

The first decision to kick off a greenfield Java project usually sounds breezy: "Let's start with Spring Boot, it's everywhere." A few days in, someone mutters that Quarkus boots faster and saves ...

Researchers have built proof-of-concept exploits for an unpatched unserialize vulnerability in Apache Commons Collections, a library used in most Java rollouts. For close to 10 months, a critical ...

A different approach to software development is being adopted to meet the ever-changing customer requirements for additional speed. Traditional application stacks and engineering delivery processes ...