This field is an example of a link field because it can store a reference to another object of its class–in this case another Employee object. This tutorial introduces the ins and outs of singly ...

For more on that, check out our guide to Android development for beginners. For the purposes of this Java tutorial, it may be easier to write your code directly into a Java compiler app.

Method and variable handles vs. Java reflection To truly understand MethodHandles and VarHandles —what they do and why they are useful—it’s helpful to know a few things about reflection in Java.

As Java coders, we live in a golden age. We have more freedom to create techniques and approaches than we've ever had - and as a result, it's easy to forget how good we actually have it. I was ...

The entry point of a standalone Java application is the main method or function. In the age of Servlets and JSPs, Java’s main function took a backseat to these technologies that were initialized with ...