A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...

Instance main methods and unnamed classes, coming in Java 21, will forever change how developers learn Java and bootstrap applications. Why? They provide a simple, clean and concise syntax to launch ...

While it's a popular political refrain to say the middle class is shrinking, we all wonder how we compare to our neighbors and to the generations that came before us. About half of all U.S. adults–52% ...

Summer is always a good marker to take a look back at what’s been going on over the last 365 days in hip-hop. Who’s hot, who’s not, which songs have been captivating the culture, and what trends are ...

This report examines key changes in the economic status of the American middle class from 1970 to 2023 and its demographic attributes in 2022. The historical analysis is based on U.S. Census Bureau ...

Imagine you are an expert object-oriented Java developer who meticulously crafts code the way an artist cares for their masterpiece. You believe clean code is an absolute necessity. Classes with clear ...

Those that have attained a college degree, are homeowners, able to send their children to college and have discretionary income consider themselves members of the middle class. Attempting to clearly ...

It came to our attention that the Java application blocker is prompting that self-assigned or untrusted applications have been blocked due to security settings. Due to this issue, some of the ...

Abstract classes and interfaces in Java serve fundamentally different purposes. Learn the differences between these Java language elements and how to use them in your programs. Abstract classes and ...