Method references are a shorthand way to write lambda expressions that call a single method. Rather than implementing a method in a functional interface, a method reference simply points to an ...

A great deal of Java programming -- from conditional statements to iterative loops -- deals with the evaluation of true or false values. When you work with the JDK's Streams API and Lambda functions, ...

The justices finished up the first week of the new term by finally hearing argument in Google v. Oracle, a case that has been pending at the Supreme Court since the fall of 2018. The high-stakes ...

In the most recent Minecraft Java snapshot, 25w31a, Mojang unveiled a brand-new F3 debug interface and settings. This feature will arrive with the next game drop, releasing sometime in the fall. Along ...

First off, let’s get an understanding of interfaces and why they are needed in programming. An interface is strictly a contract; it doesn’t have any implementation. An interface contains only member ...

While it seems so basic that it wouldn't require a mention, there's a basic and often violated software design principle pertaining to Java method modifiers that is in need of explanation. A public ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Following a two-week trial, a federal jury concluded Thursday that Google's Android operating system does not infringe Oracle-owned copyrights because its re-implementation of 37 Java ...