Learn about the new Java 10 "var" type, and experiment using JShell with this hands-on tutorial on how to reduce boilerplate code using new type inference for local variables.

The Java compiler typically allows implicit compatibility for an assignment only if there is no danger of losing information at runtime between the different types.

Type erasure is when the Java compiler, at compile-time, removes all generic type information in the code after it has been checked for type correctness. All generic types are replaced by their ...

Draft JEP 8303099 was recently made public. This JEP discusses Null-Restricted and Nullable Types, and aims to bring optional nullness-marking to the Java language, in a similar way to that seen ...

Because GraalVM is the first compiler of its kind written completely in Java —a memory-safe language designed for productivity—unlike other compilers, it’s easy for developers to read and ...

This Java naming conventions tutorial explains how and when to use snake, kebab, Pascal and camel case with variables, methods, functions and classes.