When developing Java applications, it is easy to get used to invoking logging on the provided logger via its log level-specific methods. For example, Log4j‘s Logger provides methods such as ...

If you’re a fan of Java logging, you already know that there are three main types, Log4j, Log4j2, and SLF4j. They all have their place, and their fans, but the point is that taken together, the entire ...

Java 7 introduced the Method Handles with the java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle and java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles classes. The Well-Grounded Java Developer (which I have previously reviewed) covers ...

WELCOME TO THE first installment of "Java In Practice," a new column that focuses on various development techniques that Java developers use in practice. These aren't just ideas that seem good on ...

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The vulnerability affects not only Java-based applications and services that use the library directly, but also many other popular Java components and development frameworks that rely on it. Attackers ...