KL Nitin and S. describe the Fork/Join framework and how it is used to address Java parallelism issues.

Traditionally in Java, parallel/concurrent programming has been considered to be one of the most difficult tasks to handle due to the overhead in managing threads. But since the release of Java5 and Java6, the specification has enhanced the multi-threading model with new APIs. Read on to learn more.

This comprehensive guide introduces EclipseLink, the reference implementation of JPA, and shows you how to use it in JPA 2 applications.

Get to know the major advancements that JPA 2 introduced in its API, the Java Persistence Query Language (JPQL) and the persistence.xml configuration file.