Java 8 Friday: The Dark Side of Java 8

At Data Geekery, we love Java. And as we're really into jOOQ's fluent API and query DSL, we're absolutely thrilled about what Java 8 will bring to our ecosystem. Java 8 Friday Every Friday, we're showing you a couple of nice new tutorial-style Java 8 features, which take advantage of lambda expressions, extension methods, and … Continue reading Java 8 Friday: The Dark Side of Java 8

Java 8 Friday: Optional Will Remain an Option in Java

At Data Geekery, we love Java. And as we're really into jOOQ's fluent API and query DSL, we're absolutely thrilled about what Java 8 will bring to our ecosystem. Java 8 Friday Every Friday, we're showing you a couple of nice new tutorial-style Java 8 features, which take advantage of lambda expressions, extension methods, and … Continue reading Java 8 Friday: Optional Will Remain an Option in Java

Java Collections API Quirks

So we tend to think we've seen it all, when it comes to the Java Collections API. We know our ways around Lists, Sets, Maps, Iterables, Iterators. We're ready for Java 8's Collections API enhancements. But then, every once in a while, we stumble upon one of these weird quirks that originate from the depths … Continue reading Java Collections API Quirks