Copying objects is a common Java programming operation that has one serious trap. Here's how to avoid copying from an object reference and only copy the instance and values you want. Copying objects ...

Introduced with the Java 17 release, pattern matching enhances the instanceof operator so Java developers can better check and object's type and extract its components, and more efficiently deal with ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Quite often a Java Stream or other component needs an object passed to it in order to perform ...

Learn how to use lazy instantiation and eager instantiation in your Java programs. Which approach is better? It depends on the scenario. When instantiating Java objects that are expensive in terms of ...