Ars Technica

Class design: should objects return the results?

public class HowTo { private class returnResult { private int value; returnResult(int value) { this.value = value; } private returnResult add(int other) { returnResult result = new returnResult(0); ...
InfoWorld

OpenJDK proposal would provide Java class file API

Java would get an API for processing Java class files, under a proposal afoot in the Java community. The draft classfile API proposal calls for provision of an API for parsing, generating, and ...
InfoWorld

Intro to the Observable design pattern

The Observable design pattern is used in many important Java APIs. One well-known example is a JButton that uses the ActionListener API to execute an action. In this example, we have an ActionListener ...
TheServerSide

Use sealed classes in Java to control your inheritance

Imagine you are an expert object-oriented Java developer who meticulously crafts code the way an artist cares for their masterpiece. You believe clean code is an absolute necessity. Classes with clear ...