The Java compiler must create synthetic methods on nested classes when their attributes specified with the private modifier are accessed by the enclosing class.

Developers who create a runnable Java class, be it for a ‘Hello World’ demonstration or to kick off a fully featured enterprise application, will enjoy the following technical benefits when using ...

Newer JVM-compatible languages like Scala, Groovy, and JRuby are better suited to creating internal DSLs than the Java language itself. Find out why in this final article in Venkat Subramaniam's ...

The Java Platform provides the most commonly used data structures in the form of the Collections Framework, and it provides a rich API to operate on them. This article explains the concepts behind ...

There is a reason why Java method modifiers exist. If you call public methods internally and don't understand why, your developers could face major class issues.