We would like to extend our thanks to Entwinkler.de JavaMagazin for translating and publishing our article ‘Simulating and troubleshooting deadlocks in Kotlin’ in the German language. It is an honor to have our work published in a print magazine, that too in German language. Here is the translated German version of the article: ‘Simulation und... Continue Reading →
Simulating & troubleshooting deadlock in Kotlin
All multi-threaded applications are prone to deadlock. Modern Kotlin platform is no exception to it. In this post let’s discuss how to simulate a deadlock in Kotlin and how you can troubleshoot it. What is Deadlock? First let's try to understand what 'Deadlock' means. Several technical definitions aren’t clear. ‘Deadlock’ is one among them ;-).... Continue Reading →
Java String intern: Performance impact
java.lang.String#intern() is an interesting function in Java. When used at the right place, it has potential to reduce overall memory consumption of your application by eliminating duplicate strings in your application. To learn how intern() function works, you may refer to this blog. In this post let's discuss the performance impact of using java.lang.String#intern() function... Continue Reading →