Abstract: Pointer analysis is an important tool for program analysis and program optimization procedures used in modern compilers and bug checkers. This paper introduces parameter-sensitivity, a new ...

JDK 25 brings powerful new features to Java and JVM developers. Here are seven new or updated features that could convince you to switch. Java continues its fast and feature-packed release schedule, ...

When Susan Lang first listened to “Ruin the Friendship,” a track off Taylor Swift’s new album, she says she immediately recognized the song was about her late son, Jeffrey Lang. Swift and Jeffrey ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The easiest way to garner user input in a Java program is to use the System’s Console class.

Have you ever wondered how Java seamlessly combines its primitive data types with object-oriented programming? Enter wrapper classes, an important but often overlooked Java feature. These special ...

Abstract: In this experience paper, we share our experience on enhancing automatic unit test generation to more effectively find Java null pointer exceptions (NPEs). NPEs are among the most common and ...

VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o. java.lang.NullPointerException at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectConstructorHandleAccessor.newInstance ...

java.lang.NullPointerException at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectConstructorHandleAccessor.newInstance(DirectConstructorHandleAccessor.java:62) at java.base ...

An unknown waltz by Chopin has been found. By Javier C. Hernández I’m a reporter covering classical music, opera and dance. As The Times’s classical music reporter, I don’t often get “news” from ...