Learn how and why Java developers use method overloading, then test your learning against the Java virtual machine itself.

Properties and methods make Java classes interesting. Properties represent the data an object possesses, while methods enable the intelligent manipulation of that data. However, to perform any ...

Now all they need are delegates, operator overloading, a new container library, removal of checked exceptions, and automagic boxing and unboxing.<BR><BR>Amongst other things.

Brian Goetz, Oracle's Java language architect, has been talking for quite a while about the need for new features in Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to improve its typing system on several ...