With the introduction of lambda expressions, Java also supplied a collection of new predefined functional interfaces in the java.util.function package. These are some general interfaces specifically ...

Abstract: When lambda expressions were introduced to the Java programming language as part of the release of Java 8 in 2014, they were the language's first step into functional programming. Since ...

This works as expected for the stringMeasure() method, but I'm having a hard time getting Byte Buddy to generate correct code for the stringLengthFunction() method. So far, my efforts have yielded ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Many developers get intimidated when they look at all the new APIs that accept lambda ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The goal of a lambda expression in Java is to implement a single method. All Java methods have ...

One of the recurrent, valid criticisms of Java as a programming language is that it is wordy. You have to write a lot of code to get anything done. Lambda expressions relieve that problem for some ...

In the technical keynote address for JavaOne 2013, Mark Reinhold, chief architect for the Java Platform Group at Oracle, described lambda expressions as the single largest upgrade to the Java ...