Java stream's terminal operations `findFirst` and `findAny` are neat but one use cases isn't covered: "find the only one" - a terminal operation you'd use after a filter that's supposed to let exaxctly one element pass through.

There's now a JDK preview with that operation, named `highlander`. ⚔️

"Everybody wants code reviews until they get punched in the face."

- Mike Tyson (pretty much)

If you're using #Java​'s source-file launcher, you may eventually want to drop some dependencies into your little project. But how to get them without a build tool?

One answer is JPM - give it a shot, it's cool: https://github.com/codejive/java-jpm

The #Java YouTube channel just passed 200.000 subscribers. Woot! 🥳 Thank you, everybody, for watching, commenting, sharing, and just in general for being an active member of this awesome community. 🧡💙

https://www.youtube.com/java

The next time you accidentally call a Java release "an LTS version", remember:

* it happens to the best (in this case the authors of JEP 14)
* it's easy to fix

Friends don't let friends use misnomers.

OpenJDK is on a roll right now! Leyden just submitted its first JEP: "Ahead-of-Time Class Loading & Linking".

https://openjdk.org/jeps/483 #Java

JVMLS takes place next week - be there or be... on YouTube: https://youtube.com/java

That's what I'll do and I can't wait to watch the talks with updates on Babylon, HAT, Valhalla, Lilliput, and so many more. #Java