In response to my recent blog posting Immutable Java Objects, Matt brought up a good point of discussion related to making Java classes truly immutable by declaring them as final so that they cannot ...

Immutable objects are highly desirable. Because an immutable object’s state cannot be changed, they are particularly useful in concurrent environments. Immutable options can simplify code and reduce ...

If immutable and atomic distributions are the path forward for Linux, how do you choose? Maybe you don't have to. I break it all down. Over the past few years, the immutability in Linux distributions ...