A new JEP proposes enhancements to lambda functionality, including better disambiguation, use of the underscore for unused parameters, and shadowing of outer variables. Although these changes would bring lambdas in Java closer to other languages', the com...

AST-based structured merge tool for Java, fully Git compatible - GitHub - KTH/spork: AST-based structured merge tool for Java, fully Git compatible... (more…)

Java type inference won't support differentiation of mutable vs immutable variables due to lack of consensus within the community regarding how this should be implemented, recent communication shows. Also, to prevent a long debate about corner cases, a nu...

In this blog post I will go through some practical examples of using the Try monad for exception handling in Java. The purpose is to see how we can write more functional code in a non-functional but widely adopted language such as Java. (more…)

Recording brought to you by American Express. https://americanexpress.io/kotlin-jobs Kotlin's introduction was a breath of fresh air at a time when the pace ... (more…)