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 ...

Reflection was essential to the advanced Java toolkit for years. Now it's being superseded by newer, safer options. Here's how to use MethodHandle and VarHandle to gain programmatic access to methods ...

GraalVM Native Image is an ahead-of-time compilation technology that generates native platform executables. Native executables are ideal for containers and cloud deployments as they are small, start ...

I first learned about coding and computer science (CS) in college about 20 years ago. Looking back, not much has changed in the foundational concepts or core practices in CS. What has changed is who ...

A simple example using Java Reflection to read and XML file, create a class of students using reflection (methods and field calls), add students to classes, and write out by recreating XML file.