Programming Languages Shenkar July 2015

Stable Values in Java (JEP 502): Deferred Immutability with JVM Trust

Explore Stable Values – a new Java 25 upcoming feature (JEP 502) enabling lazy initialization with immutable performance and JVM-level optimizations.

The MongoDB 2025 Conference in Tel-Aviv

MongoDB 2025 Tel-Aviv took place in Hilton Tel-Aviv. It was a great learning experience.

My Talk about Decorators in PyCon IL 2025

PyCon IL 2025 took place on September 9, 2025. It was a marvelous celebration for Python developers in the Israeli community.

Lessons Learned from Running a Startup: The Bootstrap Way

If you consider running a startup the bootstrap way then you might get some insight from the lessons I learned.

Beyond Java – Evolving to Scala and Kotlin

Learn about the considerations we should take into account when choosing whether to move forward from Java to Kotlin or to Scala.

Python for Kids: Coding Made FUN

The Python for Kids: Coding Made FUN is a new book that focuses on teaching kids how to code in Python. You can find it on Amazon.

The Visitor Design Pattern

The visitor design pattern allows us to add operations to objects that already exist without modifying their classes and without extending them.

FED Academic Course in HIT Summer 2023

FED stands for Front End Development. It is one of the hottest topics these days. The academic FED course I deliver focuses mostly on the more complex topics.