InfoWorld

Abstract class versus interface in the JDK 8 era

In The new Java 8 Date and Time API: An interview with Stephen Colebourne, Stephen Colebourne tells Hartmut Schlosser, “I think the most important language change isn’t lambdas, but static and default ...
InfoWorld

Maximize flexibility with interfaces and abstract classes

Though type is an extremely important object-oriented concept, it is often overlooked in favor of implementation-centric concerns. Java program development is as much about design as about ...
Ars Technica

interfaces and abstract classes, what am i doing wrong?

I would like MyCorpEmployees to have MyCorpEmployee overlords and underlings, and OtherEmployees to have OtherEmployee overlords and underlings. or, i did yesterday. i'm really thinking along the ...
TheServerSide

Java Supplier interface example for functional programming

There are only half a dozen classes you really need to master to become competent in the world of functional programming. The java.util.function package contains well over 40 different components, but ...