The term encapsulation is often considered to be interchangeable with information hiding. However, not differentiating between these two important concepts deprives Java developers of a full ...

Through encapsulation, you hide the details of a type’s implementation. In Java, encapsulation basically translates to this simple guideline: “Don’t access your object’s data directly; use ...

Improving C++ Encapsulation with the Pimpl Idiom.NET and Java developers are perplexed about the indiscreet way C++ discloses private class details. Pimpl (pointer-to-implementation) solves this ...

Ng, co-author of Implementing SOA using Java EE, explores the connections between Java and SOA and looks at both in the context of cloud computing in this interview.As director of engineering at Sun ...