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Published on
February 4, 2023
What good are Record Patterns in Java? An example based on Spark's Catalyst Optimizer and it's Tree Rewriting Rules
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A tutorial on how to use Java's new Record Patterns feature to write powerful, concise pattern matching code for usecases like AST transformations and rewrite-rules in compiler passes.
Published on
January 16, 2023
Building a PostgreSQL Wire Protocol Server using Vanilla, Modern Java 21
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A dual-purpose tutorial to 1) Demonstrate how to implement the Simple Query Protocol, where Java is an implementation detail; 2) Show practical examples of most of the new features since JDK 17, including Records, Sealed Types, Pattern Matching for Switch, Virtual Threads, and Panama Foreign-Function & Memory API.