The Java Language Specification (JLS) is being updated with a more flexible launch protocol to offer greater flexibility in declaring a program's entry point and to allow instance main methods.

invokedynamic was the first new Java bytecode since Java 1.0 and was crucial in implementing the "headline" features of Java 8 (such as lambdas and default methods). In this article, we take a ...

Developers who create a runnable Java class, be it for a ‘Hello World’ demonstration or to kick off a fully featured enterprise application, will enjoy the following technical benefits when using ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The Java Scanner class provides methods that take String input and convert that String into any ...

We discuss how to work with directories, sub-directories, and traverse them using Java and the DirectoryStream method. Learn more.

Do you need to know how to sort Java objects in a collection, array, or map? Here's how to use the Comparable and Comparator interfaces and avoid ClassCastExceptions.

This is an in-depth java tutorial for beginners. Learn what Java is, how to get started, and how to build basic apps using key concepts!