Everything in Java is an object, except primitives like int. Turns out that small caveat has big implications for the language, which have compounded over the years. This seemingly minor design ...

In this post, we will learn how to call a method in Java. This is a useful “chunk” of code that you can call from anywhere else in your program, thus preventing you from needing to write out the same ...

Along with lambdas, Java SE 8 brought method references to the Java language. This tutorial offers a brief overview of method references in Java, then gets you started using them with Java code ...

A new project from Oracle seeks to solve the nagging problem of slow Java startup times and other performance-related issues. Dubbed Project Leyden, the effort will address these pain points by ...