Java 26 with JVM optimizations, HTTP/3, and finally no Applet API

The current OpenJDK 26 is strategically important and not only brings exciting innovations but also eliminates legacy issues like the outdated Applet API.
Search Engine Land

Google Search confirms it does not support the results per page parameter

A week ago, Google disabled the ability to see 100 results per page by using a URL parameter in the Google Search URL bar. Since that change, rank-checking tools have become an absolute mess, and even ...
GitHub

Automatic Function Calling does not allow setting function description or parameter description

When using the built in reflection mechanism to create functions from java.lang.Methods with the current sdk (1.12.0) Tool.builder().functions(method1, method2) does not allow for passing function ...
TheServerSide

How Java instance main methods and unnamed classes work

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Instance main methods and unnamed classes, coming in Java 21, will forever change how developers ...
GitHub

Json.deserialize(decoder) with JsonContentPolymorphicSerializer decoder parameter throws java.lang.AbstractMethodError

Json.deserialize (decoder) with JsonContentPolymorphicSerializer decoder parameter throws java.lang.AbstractMethodError #2949 New issue ...
IEEE

A Generalized Scattering Parameters Analysis Method for Multiport-Fed Antennas and Amplitude-Phase-Controlled Arrays

Abstract: In this communication, we propose a generalized scattering parameters (S-parameters) calculation method for multiport antennas and amplitude-phase-controlled arrays based on a multimode ...
InfoWorld

Better than reflection: Using method handles and variable handles in Java

Reflection was essential to the advanced Java toolkit for years. Now it's being superseded by newer, safer options. Here's how to use MethodHandle and VarHandle to gain programmatic access to methods ...