Archive for the Category: Java

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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Log4J Vulnerability And Capitalware Products

December 11, 2021 Roger Lacroix

For those who have not heard, there is a new vulnerability in Log4J v2.x. Here is a link to the Log4J v2.x vulnerability: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/apache-log4j-vulnerability-cve-2021-44228/ The Log4J v2.x vulnerability is related to the ‘lookups’ feature that was introduced in version 2. Lookups provide a way to add values to the log4j configuration at arbitrary places. They […]

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And Now for Something Completely Different.

November 9, 2021 Roger Lacroix

I love that line from Monty Python which is from the film of the same name. Last week, someone emailed me about running MQ Visual Edit on Microsoft Surface Pro X. For those who don’t know, the Surface Pro X comes with a Microsoft SQ1 or SQ2 ARM processor. Yes, ARM CPU and not an […]

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Oracle Flip Flops on Commercial Licensing for Java

November 2, 2021 Roger Lacroix

Yup, as the subject line says, Oracle has flip flopped on how Oracle is licensing Java for commercial use. Introducing the Free Java License Oracle Java SE Licensing FAQ Oracle’s JDK 17 – Free Again for Commercial Use This FAQ pertains to Oracle Java SE releases starting April 16, 2019 and has been updated to […]

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JMS/MQ Program That Creates Connection Factory from Scratch

October 21, 2021 Roger Lacroix

On StackOverflow, someone asked a question about why their JMS/MQ code was failing. There are many errors in the code. Here is a fully functioning JMS/MQ program that will create the Connection Factory from scratch, connect to a remote queue manager and put a message to a queue. You can download the source code from […]

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New features between Java 8 and Java 17

September 24, 2021 Roger Lacroix

Ondro Mihályi has just posted a blog item called: New features between Java 8 and Java 17 https://ondro.inginea.eu/index.php/new-features-in-java-versions-since-java-8/ It is very handy when you are trying to write backwards compatible code. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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