Linh Nguyen

Continuing from part 1, we bask ourselves in some of the "funniest" comments found in various Java libraries.

Java 25 drops on September 25 this year (as of August 18, when I'm writing this). Will enterprises immediately jump on the Java 25 hype train? LOL, nope. They'll probably stick with Java 8 until the heat death of the universe (there are tons of breaking changes from Java 21 to Java 25, so without a solid migration plan, your services will explode spectacularly), but hey, we can still have some fun exploring what's new!

The usage of Project Lombok's different annotations for specialized use cases (and how to avoid becoming the person everyone blames when the build breaks).

Today we're going on a container diet journey that'll make your Spring Boot apps leaner than the bloated things you often see during your Docker builds.

Are you sure you have used Optional the right way?

Java's getting a makeover, and honestly, it's about time. Let's see how the JDK is slowly but surely making Java less intimidating for folks who just want to print "Hello, World!" without summoning the ancient spirits of enterprise development.

A non-exhaustive, comprehensive list of some of the most notable features from JDK 8 to JDK 11.

This guide is your trusty sidekick on a quest to make your Java apps behave in a polite, orderly, and thread-safe manner. We'll go from making your code so chill it doesn't even have state, to wielding mighty locking mechanisms that make sure everyone takes turns.

Singleton and its (also singleton) friends are here to rescue (or ruin) your day, depending on how you implement them! Buckle up for a journey through the good, the bad, and the "why does this even compile?"

Here are some of the funniest comments I've discovered while "spelunking" through Java's source code: from the JDK itself to various libraries. These gems prove that even the most serious enterprise code can't suppress the human spirit (and occasional frustration) of its creators.