Most Java developers who come from a C/C++ background have probably at one time wished for a Java equivalent of sizeof(). Although Java lacks a true sizeof() equivalent, the Instrumentation interface ...

Object-oriented systems are usually partitioned into layers of related responsibilities and only dependencies in one direction are allowed, from higher layers (more specific, less reusable) to lower ...

OpenJDK proposal to reduce the Java object header by half or more would lower memory and CPU usage on all Java workloads. Java could get a smaller object header, thus improving memory usage, under a ...

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Recently, on the "Ask The Architect" session from the Devoxx UK 2018 conference, Oracle's chief architect, Mark Reinhold, shared his thoughts about Java’s serialization mechanism which he called a ...

OK folks,<BR><BR>I've been scouring the Web looking for info on optimising the memory usage of Java and have come up with a few items of interest.<BR><BR>Can anyone shed any further light on a the ...

Java and Java-related technologies continue to be introduced and continue to mature. As Java becomes more enterprise ready, as opposed to application-platform centric, we are seeing the introduction ...

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Java provides a means to conveniently serialize data to maintain its integrity as it's sent over a network. Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities in the deserialization process if there aren't ...

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