It seems like we've already revealed the secret of alignment and defeated an invisible enemy—unaligned access. Memory is under control, but performance still whispers, "Don't forget about...
Imagine your program is a model of clean code—reviewed, tested, and seemingly flawless. But its performance still falls short of expectations. You've checked everything you know. Maybe...
This is the first article in a series on what developers can expect when upgrading between LTS versions of Java. In this part, we'll look at the key changes that programmers will encounter...
Java is expanding with new trendy mechanisms, and along with it, its tomb is growing with outdated features like Vector, Finalization, NashornScriptEngine, SecurityManager, and Unsafe. Let's take...
Interviewers and LeetCode problems often focus on rotating binary trees. But what about transforming a general tree into a different one? How do we solve this problem, and what approaches can...
C# 14 is almost here, so it's time for our annual feature overview. This year brought fewer changes than the last. Some might consider them minor, but is it really so? Let's take a closer...
In this article, we'll explain what gadget chains are and look at examples (with schemas) of how careless deserialization with native Java mechanisms can lead to remote code...
Java continues to actively evolve! The new Java 25 is just around the corner. This release brings changes to boilerplate code and constructors, and discontinues support for deprecated systems...
This is a story of rewriting an application for DI containers, parsing dependencies, drawing schemas to avoid getting lost, and quietly praying to every possible deity that nothing suddenly...
Starting with PVS-Studio 7.38, the Java analyzer—just like its C# and C++ ones—now supports user annotations in JSON format. Why are they needed, and how can developers leverage them? We'll...
