InfoQ

Java Feature Spotlight: Local Variable Type Inference

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 ...
InfoWorld

How to handle type erasure in advanced Java generics

Type erasure in Java generics programming can cause a variety of problems in your code. Fortunately, there are ways to work around them. Generics programming in Java enhances type safety and code ...
InfoWorld

Type dependency in Java, Part 1

Understanding type compatibility is fundamental to writing good Java programs, but the interplay of variances between Java language elements can seem highly academic to the uninitiated. This article ...
TheServerSide

How to use Java's var keyword

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Packaged as part of the 2018 version 10 release, the Java var reserved word introduced type ...
TheServerSide

A quick look at inferred types and the Java var keyword

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The biggest language change packaged with the Java 10 release, aka JDK 18.3, was the ...
InfoQ

Java Feature Spotlight: Pattern Matching

Java SE 14 (March 2020) introduced a limited form of pattern matching as a preview feature, which becomes a permanent feature in Java SE 16 (March 2021). The first phase of pattern matching is limited ...
Android Authority

Understanding variables in Java

Variables are the bread and butter of coding. Without variables, apps would have no interactivity and no way of manipulating information. Therefore, learning about variables in Java should be among ...