Properties and methods make Java classes interesting. Properties represent the data an object possesses, while methods enable the intelligent manipulation of that data. However, to perform any ...

I wrote about the NetBeans hint “Overridable Method Call in Constructor” in the blog post Seven Indispensable NetBeans Java Hints. In this post, I look at why having an overridable method called from ...

The Java programming language is deployed on a variety of computing platforms that application development businesses can leverage for sales. Java runs on desktop and laptop computers as well as ...

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 ...