Archive for the Category: JMS

A new website for learning Java!

July 2, 2025 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has created a new web site for learning Java: https://learn.java If you are a Java developer/programmer, don’t forget that there is an excellent Java web site for you: https://dev.java Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Java 22 Released

March 21, 2024 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has just released Java 22. https://blogs.oracle.com/java/post/the-arrival-of-java-22 https://www.infoworld.com/article/3708329/jdk-22-the-new-features-in-java-22.html https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/22/ Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers, as well as in today’s demanding embedded environments. Java offers the rich user interface, performance, versatility, portability, and security that today’s applications require. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Java 21 Released

September 20, 2023 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has just released Java 21. https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/ocw-oracle-releases-java-21-2023-09-19/ https://inside.java/2023/09/19/the-arrival-of-java-21/ https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/21/ Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers, as well as in today’s demanding embedded environments. Java offers the rich user interface, performance, versatility, portability, and security that today’s applications require. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM TechCon 2023 Announced

February 21, 2023 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM TechCon 2023 and registration is now open. https://bzb.tools.ibm.com/TechCon2023 The event will be a virtual experience with 72 LIVE sessions across the following six tracks: – AIOps & IT Automation – Application Integration – API Management & Gateways – Cloud Native Development & Application Modernization – Messaging & Events – Observability & […]

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Java 19 Released

September 21, 2022 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has just released Java 19. https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-releases-java-19-2022-09-20/ https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/19/ https://www.infoworld.com/article/3653331/jdk-19-the-new-features-in-java-19.html Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers, as well as in today’s demanding embedded environments. Java offers the rich user interface, performance, versatility, portability, and security that today’s applications require. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Mateo Stjepanović’s Java Features from Java 8 to Java 17

March 30, 2022 Roger Lacroix

I just came across Mateo Stjepanović blog item called: Java Features from Java 8 to Java 17 https://reflectoring.io/java-release-notes/ It is very handy when you are trying to write backward-compatible code. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Reasons to run Java on your IBM Z Mainframe

January 25, 2022 Roger Lacroix

Wayne Bucek of IBM has created and posted a video on running Java on the mainframe (z/OS) titled: “Reasons to run Java on your IBM Z Mainframe” Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Idea: Make IBM MQ for Windows on ARM available

January 24, 2022 Roger Lacroix

I have posted an “IBM idea” called: Make IBM MQ for Windows on ARM available. If you are interested in it, please add your vote/comment to it. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Updated SimpleLogger Class

December 22, 2021 Roger Lacroix

The other day, someone emailed me and asked if I could add code to externalize the default values used by the SimpleLogger Class. I thought about it and figured it would be reasonably straight forward. Hence, here are the JVM Environment variables that the SimpleLogger Class supports: SimpleLogger.LogFileName – any valid file name SimpleLogger.LogDirectory – […]

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My SimpleLogger can be a Replacement for Log4J

December 16, 2021 Roger Lacroix

In this blog post, don’t get me wrong, I think Log4J is a great product and I am not trying to discourage anyone from using it. I have used Log4J v1.x on hundreds of projects for customers and myself. It has always worked exactly as expected. I have never used Log4J v2.x, so I cannot/will […]

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