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Stuart Marks

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Java/JDK/OpenJDK developer, Oracle Corporation. The views expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Oracle. Mostly on @[email protected] ; formerly @stuartmarks on Twitter.

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Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · Dec 4

Here are a few #Java and #JVM and #OpenJDK related starter packs:

Java Developer Community: bsky.app/starter-pack...

Java & JVM: bsky.app/starter-pack...

Java Champions: bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · 1d

For answers to your own questions, meet book collaborators Maurice Naftalin and Stuart Marks at the #Devoxx Oracle booth on Thursday at 16:00. (Good questions may get a reward. 😉) 2/2

#Java

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Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · 1d

"I need an array of a generic type. Why won't the compiler let me create one?"

"How do I find the intersection of two Sets?"

These and all other questions about generics and collections are answered in the newly published 2nd edition of Java Generics and Collections. 1/2

#Devoxx #Java

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Geoffrey De Smet @geoffreydesmet.bsky.social · 2d

"Why haven't they fixed this yet?" @smarks.bsky.social and Maurice talking about ConcurrentException etc in #java at #devoxx

Great talk, but when they cover Vector and Hashtable, I can't stop and think:

"Why haven't they deprecated this yet?"

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Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · 21d

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Not on OnlyFins?

Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · Aug 16

It took me rather too long to realize that George Conway is not talking about computer network cables.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 16

Erin seems too nice a name for a Cat 5

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Opal @opalescentopal.bsky.social · Jul 27

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

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Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · Jul 13

Thanks!

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Donald Raab @thedonraab.bsky.social · Jul 13

I bought & started reading "Java Generics and Collections 2nd Edition" by @mauricenaftalin.bsky.social, Philip Wadler, with @smarks.bsky.social. I'm really enjoying it so far! It's like finding 18 missing & useful chapters about Java Generics & Collections that I didn't have to write in my book! ❤️🙏

The cover of "Java Generics and Collections: Fundamentals and Recommended Practices 2nd Edition" from O'Reilly by Maurice Naftalin, Philip Wadler with Stuart Marks on my new Kindle.

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Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · Jun 23

“… masked men wearing U.S. Border Patrol vests …”

“… alleged federal immigration officers …”

(Quotes from the KTLA article.)

This is good wording. Since they disguise their faces and refuse to show ID or badges or to identify themselves, we really don’t know who they are.

Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · Jun 22

It’s kulla-dev@openjdk. The original name for jshell was Project Kulla, Mesopotamian god of builders, and it was started before the name “jshell” name was coined. But yeah description should at least mention jshell.

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Donald Raab @thedonraab.bsky.social · Jun 19

#EclipseCollections 12.0 will be released this week. The release has a lot of great contributions from the open source community. The 11.1 release is excellent and stable, and compatible w/ Java 8. EC 12.0 requires Java 11 or higher. Stay tuned!
donraab.medium.com/there-is-no-...

There is No Mute Button

Growing an open source community through communication.

donraab.medium.com

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Heather 💙🦋💙 @featherfrodis.bsky.social · Jun 18

BREAKING:

The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".

It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.

You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!

#MAGAKidnappers

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Sharat (Shar) Chander @sharatchander.bsky.social · Jun 16

#Java peers,

I ask you to please follow @thedonraab.bsky.social.

His expertise and experiences are worth learning more about.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Jun 15

The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence?

Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue.

1/ A🧵on the danger.

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Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · Jun 15

We looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.

Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · Jun 15

Huh I watched one episode with the talking carrot (I think) and as a result I wrote off the entire series. Maybe I should revisit the early ones….

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Jun 14

mood

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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · Jun 11

Time does fly

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Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · Jun 11

There are soooooo many banger lines in this episode. Here’s mine:

“The commander is responsible for the lives of his crew, and for their deaths. Well, I should have died with mine.”

Devastating.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · Jun 10

As we say on the internet, "some personal news."

After 39 years on the job I am retiring as an NYU professor.

In this thread I will take a few moments to reflect on my academic career.

Spoiler alert: I am not leaving the field, or the fight for a public service press. 1/

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Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · Jun 8

I’m wondering if calling out the National Guard to quell the L.A. “riots” is intended to distract from the massive climb-down of having to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. and how flimsy the charges against him are.

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Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · Jun 8

Newsom may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch.

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Stuart Marks @smarks.bsky.social · Jun 8

Newsom may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch.

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Aram Shabanian @aramshabanian.bsky.social · Jun 5

Weird they're showing Swan Lake on Fox right now

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