Why does Java's standard class library contain empty interfaces like Cloneable and Serializable? Find out why in this sixth installment in the "Object-oriented language basics" series. You'll also ...

Compare inheritance and composition, the two fundamental ways to relate Java classes, then practice debugging ClassCastExceptions in Java inheritance.

It's not good enough to simply use inheritance and apply the rules of polymorphism to your code. To write SOLID code, and properly implement the Liskov substitution principle in Java, your code must ...