Dubious Aspects of Features of JDK 8

Most of us who develop with Java are generally enthusiastic for the features and improvements that come with JDK 8.…

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How much faster is Java 8?

Java SE 8 was released yesterday. Traditionally, every new major JRE version comes with a free performance boost. Do we…

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Constructor/Method Parameters Metadata Available Via Reflection in JDK 8

One of the lesser advertised new features of JDK 8 is the optional ability to include parameter metadata in compiled…

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New Parallelism APIs in Java 8: Behind The Glitz and Glamour

I’m a great multi-tasker. Even as I’m writing this post, I can still find room to feel awkward about a…

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Java 8 Friday: The Dark Side of Java 8

At Data Geekery, we love Java. And as we’re really into jOOQ’s fluent API and query DSL, we’re absolutely thrilled…

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Creating your own loop structure in Java 8 lambda

Java doesn’t have an easy construct of repeat something N number of times. We can make a for loop of…

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How not to use Java 8 default methods

Warning: you can not make this unseen once you have read I was talking about the multiple inheritance of default…

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Java 8 default methods: what can and can not do?

What default method is With the release of Java 8 you can modify interfaces adding new methods so that the…

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How to process stream and read text file in Java 8

I have converted one of my old utility class using latest Java8. I use this often to print content of…

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