OpenJDK 9 introduces the compact strings optimization. InfoQ interviews Oracle Java performance engineer Aleksey Shipilev to understand more about this optimization and its performance impact.

Java gives you the ability to dynamically create strings. Even after you set the string value, you can add more characters to the string value throughout the code. This process lets you build a ...

How to write a Java palindrome program for Strings Good programmers need to create code that efficiently solves problems, using various methods. A popular academic exercise is to create a program that ...