Lambda expressions were first introduced in .NET 3.5, at the same time that Language Integrated Query (LINQ) was made available. Lambda expressions are like anonymous methods but with much more ...

A friend was recently reviewing some Visual Basic code that I was having an issue with. As we looked at one particular section of code, he said "You could really tighten up this code with a couple ...

Integrating lambda expressions into your methods is easy. The trick is in recognizing when to use them. And that means understanding when the strategy and factory method patterns are going to make ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The goal of a lambda expression in Java is to implement a single method. All Java methods have ...

One of the recurrent, valid criticisms of Java as a programming language is that it is wordy. You have to write a lot of code to get anything done. Lambda expressions relieve that problem for some ...