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In Java applications, object instantiation for different types is often handled through separate factory classes. While this approach works, it can become verbose and hard to maintain — especially ...

When following the guide in https://quarkus.io/guides/deploying-to-google-cloud#using-cloud-sql-with-native-executables on how to use Cloud SQL with native ...

Abstract: After power-on, crash or reboot, the system-setup point is the first deadline that a safety-critical system has to reach. Up to this point, the application not only initializes its own state ...

Java's default constructor allows developers to create instances of classes when no other constructors are explicitly defined. The default constructor in Java takes no arguments -- it simply ...

Abstract: The initialization of distributed heterogeneous simulation systems presents challenges regarding the parallelization of object construction and setup. This paper presents a method for ...

In my previous post, I looked at some of the problems associated with long parameters lists for methods and constructors. In that post, I discussed replacing primitives and built-in types with custom ...

In a recent project, I needed an easy way to traverse Java object trees and extract values from the objects. Instead of continually going through huge iterator-if-else setups, I wanted a tool that ...