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What reading the ArrayList source code taught me about API Design

Nov 2, 2026

You spend years writing:

ORMs Are a Response to Java Not Having Structural Types

Oct 30, 2026

There is a peculiar ritual in enterprise Java.

Immutability Is the FP Idea That Paid Off Most in Java

Oct 25, 2026

There is a strange little victory hiding in Java’s history.

Reflection Is the Escape Hatch Half the Java Ecosystem Is Standing On

Oct 20, 2026

There is a funny thing about Java.

Parallel Streams vs Virtual Threads: They Solve Completely Different Problems

Oct 17, 2026

Java developers now have two features that can both make code look “more concurrent”:

Async API Patterns: Or Stop Making Your API Hold Its Breath

Jun 13, 2026

Let me tell you about an endpoint that worked perfectly in the demo and then failed in production.

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