Along with lambdas, Java SE 8 brought method references to the Java language. This tutorial offers a brief overview of method references in Java, then gets you started using them with Java code ...

You might know that Java passes by value, but it helps to understand why. Here's what happens when you pass mutable and immutable object references in Java.

This article sheds light on how Java 8 lambda expressions and method references are implemented under the hood, and looks at the generated bytecode and performance implications.

Local variables that refer to objects contain pointers from the stack frame of the Java method into the Java heap. Object fields of reference type point from one Java heap location to another.

Hiding Java method deprecation problems There are plenty of deprecated methods in Java, and there’s nothing stopping you from calling them. Sure, a yellow yield sign might appear in the line-number ...