Project Amber has brought a number of new features to Java in recent years. While each of these features is self-contained, they are also designed to work together, enabling data-oriented programming.

What's the difference between double vs float data types? In this quick tutorial we show how float and double Java types differ, along with guidance on how to choose one over the other.

In Java, encapsulation basically translates to this simple guideline: “Don’t access your object’s data directly; use its methods.” That is an elementary idea, but it eases our lives as ...

We say that two types are compatible in Java if it’s possible to transfer data between variables of the types. Data transfer is possible if the compiler accepts it, and is done through ...

The current direction is that value types will continue to be described using the same descriptor syntax as reference types (rather than, e.g. Qjava/util/Optional; as was discussed at one point).