This tutorial demonstrates the power of lambda expressions by contrasting implementations of a mathematical example using C++, Java without lambdas, and Java 8 with lambda expressions.

The next tutorial in the Java 101 series will introduce method references, which you can combine with lambda expressions to write even more concise, readable Java code.

Also known as the Java 8 Predicate -- which stems from the JDK version where functional programming was introduced to developers -- this simple interface defines five methods, although only the Java ...

What is a 'lambda function' and more importantly, where did the term 'lambda expression' come from? Here we look at the basics of lambda functions in Java and computer science.