I admit, we've been lured into using this technique as well. It's just so convenient, as it allows for avoiding a seemingly unnecessary cast. It's the following technique here: interface SomeWrapper { <T> T get(); } Now you can type safely assign anything from the wrapper to any type: SomeWrapper wrapper = ... // Obviously … Continue reading This Common API Technique is Actually an Anti-Pattern
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Java 8 Friday: API Designers, be Careful
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: API Designers, be Careful
Java Rocks More Than Ever
On the TIOBE index, Java and C have been sharing the #1 and #2 rank for a long time now, and with the recent GA release of the JDK 8, things are not going to get any worse for our community. Java simply rocks! And it's the best platform to build almost any of your … Continue reading Java Rocks More Than Ever