InfoQ

Java Feature Spotlight: Local Variable Type Inference

In Java Futures at QCon New York, Java Language Architect Brian Goetz took us on a whirlwind tour of some recent and future features in the Java Language. In this article, he dives into Local Variable ...
InfoQ

Java Feature Spotlight: Local Variable Type Inference

Alicia Dwyer Cianciolo overviews NASA's plans to land the first woman and person of color on the Moon, describes the complexity planned with each mission, and how that complexity is being managed. In ...
Frontiers

Local-NPDR: a novel variable importance method for explainable machine learning and false discovery diagnosis for ocean worlds biosignatures

Explainable machine learning (ML) is important for biosignature prediction on future astrobiology missions to minimize the risk of false positives due to geochemical biotic mimicry and false negatives ...
TheServerSide

Why we use static final in Java for constants

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 ...
InfoWorld

Better than reflection: Using method handles and variable handles in Java

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 Now it's being superseded by newer, safer options.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