Java 17 is the latest long term support (LTS) release after Java 11. It will be a long-term-support (LTS) release from most vendors, including Oracle. JEPs in JDK 17 integrated since JDK 11 Status Long Term Support Release Release Date 2021/09/14 EOL Date 2030 Bytecode Version 61.0 API Changes Compare to 16 – 15 – […]
Read More →Language matters and metaphors matter. As humans/engineers we need to do everything in our power and beyond to not perpetuate sexist, racist, or ethnocentric language. Here is an RFC document from IETF that argues for and describes alternatives that shift specific language conventions used by RFC Authors and RFC Editors to avoid oppressive terminology in […]
Read More →The Remote Work Survival Kit is a crowdsourced document, created in response to the COVID19 Coronavirus, to help those who are trying to: Implement remote working in their organisation. Set themselves up to work from home. Protect their business, their staff and teams from effects of this and future pandemics. The current PDF release can […]
Read More →Everyone appreciates an easy to understand and clear technical document. Many engineers hate to write technical documents, only a few reluctantly piece together some form of documentation which in most cases aren’t much of help to anyone. Just like with anything non-trivial, technical writing takes a little effort and a sustained enthusiasm to bear fruit. […]
Read More →Javascript evokes strong emotions among the developers. Whether you love it or loathe it, there is no denying that it has some piece of your grey matter. It was created at Netscape in a ten-day hack, steadily became the world’s most widely used programming language. This paper tells the story of the creation, design, evolution, […]
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