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How to Create a Lazily Initialized Singleton in Java

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021

Here’s how to create a lazily initialized singleton in Java. If you have any questions, leave a comment or ask me on my social media.

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JDK 17 Is Out! See How to Improve the Quality of Your Code

September 14, 2021November 8, 2021

Here’s a talk that I gave at the Jacksonville Java User Group that shows you how you can increase the quality of your code. You’ll see code enhancement examples with key features that came from Java 9 to 17.

How to Use Callable and Future to Run Tasks in Parallel

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021

Here’s how to use Callable and Future to run parallel tasks in Java. If you have any questions, leave a comment or ask me on my social media.

How to Sort a Map by Its Values in Java

September 10, 2021September 11, 2021

Here’s how to sort a Map by its values in Java. If you have any questions, leave a comment or ask me on my social media.

How to Use an In-memory File System in Your Tests With Google’s Jimfs

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021

Here’s how to use an in-memory file system in your tests with Google’s Jimfs. If you have any questions, leave a comment or ask me on my social media.

How to Create a Valued Enum in Java

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021

Here’s how to create a valued Enum in Java. If you have any questions, leave a comment or ask me on my social media.

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How to Create a Thread Pool to Run Tasks Simultaneously and Reuse Threads

September 6, 2021September 6, 2021

Here’s how to create a thread pool to run tasks simultaneously and reuse threads in Java. If you have any questions, leave a comment or ask me on my social media.