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Even though defining conditions in code is one of the programming basics, developers didn’t use the old switch statements often because this feature was quite constrained in its capabilities. This is not the case anymore. With the addition of switch expressions and Pattern Matching, the switch const…
If you talk about the syntax, Records seem to be a concise way of creating a new data type to store your immutable data. But what about its semantics? In other words, what does the term ‘Record’ imply? What are its features and limitations? What are the best places to use records, or the worst place…
A new Java release every six months can be exciting, overwhelming, or both. Given that Java 17 is also an LTS release, it’s not just the developers but enterprises also noticing it. If you have been waiting to move on from Java 8 or 11, now is the time to weigh its advantages. In this blog post, …