This post explains how to use variables in Java. Learn the primitive types (and what that means) and just why variables are so important for any coding!

Variables are used to store data values in Java. Every variable in Java has a data type that defines the kind of values it can hold. Java is a statically typed language, meaning that variable types ...

In Java, such an unavailable object on the heap may eventually be freed automatically by the process of the so-called garbage collector. Unlike the stack, variables created on the heap are accessible ...

JEP 443, Unnamed Patterns and Variables (Preview), has been Completed from Targeted status for JDK 21. This preview JEP proposes to "enhance the language with unnamed patterns, which match a ...

Java 22 introduces several new language features but there’s one particularly important. This article shows you how to leverage the Unnamed variables and patterns with simple examples.

JEP 429, Extent-Local Variables (Incubator), was promoted from its JEP Draft 8263012 to Candidate status. This incubating JEP, under the umbrella of Project Loom, proposes enabling the sharing of ...

The "Understanding Java threads" series concludes by uncovering some of the loose ends of threading: thread groups, volatility, thread-local variables, timers, and thread death.