Introduction to Default Methods (Defender Methods) in Java 8

We all know that interfaces in Java contain only method declarations and no implementations and any non-abstract class implementing the…

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Java Collections API Quirks

So we tend to think we’ve seen it all, when it comes to the Java Collections API. We know our…

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Using Lambda Expression to sort a List in Java 8 using Netbeans Lambda Support

As part of JSR 335 Lambda expressions are being introduced to the Java language from Java 8 onwards and this…

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Recent Java 8 News

Java 8 developments are starting to dominate the news again. Recent posts cover extending Milestone 7 of JDK 8 to…

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Java 8: From PermGen to Metaspace

As you may be aware, the JDK 8 Early Access is now available for download. This allows Java developers to…

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Java – far sight look at JDK 8

The world is changing slowly but surely. After the changes that gave java a fresher look with JDK 7, the…

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Project Jigsaw: The Consequences of Deferring

Mr. Mark Reinhold has announced in July 2012 that they were planning to withdraw Project Jigsaw from Java 8 because…

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Java 8: Testing the Lambda Water

Java 8 is about a year away and comes with a language feature I really look forward to: Lambda Expression.…

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Plan B? That is Plan N … Nothing. Jigsaw follows in 2015

What a day. When the typical European is winding down people in the States are starting with coffee. This is…

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