Marcus Cvjeticanin

Java 21 - Pattern Matching for switch

14 minute read Published: 2023-11-10

Java has now extended the pattern matching feature to switch statements. This allows an expression to be tested against a number of patterns, each for a specific action. It enables complex data-oriented queries to be expressed concisely and safely.

Java 21 - A deep dive into Virtual Threads

14 minute read Published: 2023-11-04

So the JDK 21 came out, we already had some insight into how the virtual threads looked like earlier with the preview flag. However with a proper release now it is more accessible and I encourage everyone who can to upgrade to this version.

Welcome to my new blog!

1 minute read Published: 2023-11-02

Welcome to my new blog! In this newly styled (self hosted) blog will I cover a range of topics but mainly the Java ecosystem with the language, JVM, tooling and much more. I will try to migrate over my older articles from Medium to this place incrementally. Stay tuned for more!

Best communities on š¯•¸ for Software Engineers

2 minute read Published: 2023-10-21

š¯•¸ is really working hard, especially with the communities. Itā€™s great that the team on š¯•¸ are listening to the people and responding to the feedback as fast as they do. Great work I must say, it differs a lot from other platforms.

Letā€™s Encrypt your site with NGINX

6 minute read Published: 2022-03-13

Since Google made the change to its ranking system for sites who use HTTPS instead of HTTP, finally websites started going over to the encrypted protocol. But instead of buying expensive certificates Letā€™s Encrypt solves this problem for us at zero cost.