Functional programming with Java Many developers don’t realize it, but it was possible to write functional programs in Java before Java 8. In order to have a well-rounded view of functional ...

Java 8 introduced Java developers to functional programming with lambda expressions. This Java release effectively notified developers that it’s no longer sufficient to think about Java ...

As Java evolves, the syntax continues to add increasing support for programming and functional programming language semantics.

Many developers get intimidated when they look at all the new APIs that accept lambda expressions as arguments, and wonder how they’ll ever figure out which Java function to use and what the proper ...

Many Java coding guidelines recommend defaulting to immutable data when possible. Declarative Programming Classic programming involves instructing the computer which steps to take to solve a problem.

Developers leveraging Java’s Stream API will benefit from JEP 485, Stream Gatherers, which introduces more flexible intermediate operations. Unlike existing Stream methods, Gatherers allow developers ...