The release of Java SE 15 in Sept 2020 will introduce "sealed classes" (JEP 360) as a preview feature. A sealed class is a class or interface which restricts which other classes or interfaces may ...

Have you ever wondered how Java seamlessly combines its primitive data types with object-oriented programming? Enter wrapper classes, an important but often overlooked Java feature. These special ...

Here's a quick look at the three types of class loaders and everything you need to know to work with them in your Java programs. Java class loaders are a component of the Java virtual machine (JVM) ...

One of the features that make Java so powerful, is its object-oriented structure. This means that Java uses classes and objects to create more scalable, modular, and organized code. This can be a ...

Java is one of the most highly sought after programming languages, not to mention one of the two official languages for Android development. In this Java beginner course, we’ll go over the basics to ...

In Java Futures at QCon New York, Java Language Architect Brian Goetz took us on a whirlwind tour of some recent and future features in the Java Language. In this article, he dives into Local Variable ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Primitive types represent the simplest, most direct way to represent data in code. Even the most ...

Programmers typically target a specific, long-term support release when they develop applications. That means for the past several years, most Java developers were limited to the Java 8 or Java 11 ...