InfoQ

Java News Roundup: Spring Tools, Helidon, Open Liberty, TomEE, JobRunr, Hibernate, Commonhaus

This week's Java roundup for June 15th, 2026, features news highlighting: point releases of Spring Tools, Helidon, JobRunr ...
How-To Geek on MSN

How to generate random numbers, shuffle lists, and create test data in Excel

Excel's randomization functions generate values, shuffle datasets, and simulate timelines using simple formulas.
TechRepublic

Directory Navigation in Java

We discuss how to work with directories, sub-directories, and traverse them using Java and the DirectoryStream method. Learn more. A directory is an organizational file system structure that contains ...
Scientific American

This mathematician proved a brilliant theorem to justify his social awkwardness

More than 100 years ago Hungarian-born mathematician George Pólya found himself trapped in a loop of social awkwardness. A professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, he enjoyed ...
New Scientist

We’ve finally cracked how to make truly random numbers

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...
TheServerSide

HTTP request methods explained

The 1.0 version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, issued way back in 1996, only defined three HTTP verbs: GET, POST and HEAD. The most commonly used HTTP method is GET. The purpose of the GET method ...
TheServerSide

How Java instance main methods and unnamed classes work

Instance main methods and unnamed classes, coming in Java 21, will forever change how developers learn Java and bootstrap applications. Why? They provide a simple, clean and concise syntax to launch ...
InfoWorld

How to use method references in Java

Method references are a shorthand way to write lambda expressions that call a single method. Rather than implementing a method in a functional interface, a method reference simply points to an ...
LinkedIn

Generating Random Test Data in Java with Instancio

In software development, automated tests are one of the main defenses against regressions and bugs. While it's common to write tests with static data or use mocking libraries, that approach can leave ...
Nature

An evaluation of random forest based input variable selection methods for one month ahead streamflow forecasting

In the development of data-driven models for streamflow forecasting, choosing appropriate input variables is crucial. Although random forest (RF) has been successfully applied to streamflow ...
InfoWorld

Better than reflection: Using method handles and variable handles in Java

Reflection was essential to the advanced Java toolkit for years. Now it's being superseded by newer, safer options. Here's how to use MethodHandle and VarHandle to gain programmatic access to methods ...