Articles by Jeff Friesen

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 examples. By the end of the tutorial you will know how …

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 examples. By the end of the tutorial you will know how …

Before Java SE 8, anonymous classes were typically used to pass functionality to a method. This practice obfuscated source code, making it harder to understand. Java 8 eliminated this problem by introducing lambdas. This tutorial first introduces th…

Before Java SE 8, anonymous classes were typically used to pass functionality to a method. This practice obfuscated source code, making it harder to understand. Java 8 eliminated this problem by introducing lambdas. This tutorial first introduces th…

JDK 1.0 introduced a framework of language features and library types for dealing with exceptions, which are divergences from expected program behavior. The first half of this tutorial covered Java’s basic exception handling capabilities. This secon…

JDK 1.0 introduced a framework of language features and library types for dealing with exceptions, which are divergences from expected program behavior. The first half of this tutorial covered Java’s basic exception handling capabilities. This secon…

Java exceptions are library types and language features used to represent and deal with program failure. If you’ve wanted to understand how failure is represented in source code, you’ve come to the right place. In addition to an overview of Java exc…

Java exceptions are library types and language features used to represent and deal with program failure. If you’ve wanted to understand how failure is represented in source code, you’ve come to the right place. In addition to an overview of Java exc…

Java interfaces are different from classes, and it’s important to know how to use their special properties in your Java programs. This tutorial introduces the difference between classes and interfaces, then guides you through examples demonstrating …

Java interfaces are different from classes, and it’s important to know how to use their special properties in your Java programs. This tutorial introduces the difference between classes and interfaces, then guides you through examples demonstrating …