Ever wonder why Java's const keyword is unimplemented? More specifically, why do we mark global constants in Java with both the static and final keywords? Why are Java constants static and final? The ...

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 Now it's being superseded by newer, safer options.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 ...

I know enough not to go down to the Immediate Window and type ? variablename to get the value of a variable. I didn't know this, but I should have (or if I did know once, I've forgotten). When ...