https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/author/sander-mak/Articles written by Sander Mak on foojay.io - Friends of OpenJDKHugoen-usTue, 07 Nov 2023 10:40:48 +0000https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/how-to-find-dead-code-in-your-java-services/Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:40:48 +0000https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/how-to-find-dead-code-in-your-java-services/<p><strong>When building solutions, the code we write can last many years. While casually browsing legacy code, we might wonder; is this still used? The missing documentation or outdated tests do not help us answer this. When asking around, nobody really knows. Let&rsquo;s try to delete it, shall we? Then, chaos ensues: it turns out it is still used to support some legacy users, in case of emergency, or by that one forgotten integration everyone still uses.</strong>{#2406}</p>https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/why-picnic-picked-java/Fri, 30 Dec 2022 08:22:54 +0000https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/why-picnic-picked-java/<p><strong>Picking a tech stack for your startup isn&rsquo;t something to do lightly. It&rsquo;s a choice that will shape the future in many ways: how will the tech enable your emerging product and business, what talent can you attract, and how future-proof is the tech stack?</strong></p> <p>When <a href="https://picnic.app/careers/blogs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picnic</a> launched as the first app-only supermarket back in 2015 in The Netherlands, the tech landscape looked markedly different from today.</p> <p>Java and .Net ruled the Dutch developer landscape for backend systems.</p>