Most new developers will be able to use “public static void” for the majority of their methods and won’t have to worry. That said, we’ll address two of these phrases in the coming sections.

Method references in Java are part of the broader set of features introduced and enhanced in Java 8 and beyond. They are a concise way to refer to methods of classes or objects.

Using generics results in more robust code and avoids ClassCastExceptions in your Java programs. This in-depth tutorial introduces you to generics and their types and methods.