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Creating simple data classes in Java traditionally required substantial boilerplate code. Consider how we would represent Java’s mascots, Duke and Juggy: public class JavaMascot { private final String ...

Java has always been criticized for being too verbose. While that criticism is largely unfounded, language architects and community enthusiasts have always strived to make the language simpler and ...

TypeScript is growing in popularity as the programming language of choice for both front-end and back-end developers. With TypeScript, developers can fully wield the power of the principles and ...

Up to this point, the mixin functionality we have covered has been exclusively additive in nature, and does not fundamentally alter the original behaviour of the target class. However there are two ...

Mixins provide us with a great deal of power to manipulate existing classes, one of the most useful of which is to monkey-patch new interfaces onto existing classes as described in the first part of ...

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I didn’t intend to start an “is evil” series, but several readers asked me to explain why I mentioned that you should avoid get/set methods in last month’s column, “Why extends Is Evil.” Though getter ...