Category Archives: Java
ANTLR v4: Lexical Scoping
Initially, when writing the TMI language, I was lazy. I was content to have a single global scope for everything. However, when I started to program in the language, name collisions soon became cumbersome. I don’t know if I had … Continue reading
More Fun With ANTLR v4 and Groovy
The more I play around with it, the more impressed I become with the combination of ANTLR v4 and Groovy. I am learning while I play around with the Grammar and syntax of the language I intend to embed within … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Grammars
A Tale of Two Grammars In days gone by, language creation was a highly sophisticated art practiced by wizards. The tools of the trade were flex, lex, yacc and bison. In the Java technology stack, powerful alternatives to these venerable … Continue reading
Basic Garbage Collection Analysis
Performance Problems I am a small cog in a large company which has adopted Java in a big way. I am often called in for firefighting activities across Java environments I have never seen before. Most of the issues are … Continue reading
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