Learn how to use Java annotations to associate metadata with classes, methods, and other application elements in your Java programs. There are times when you need to associate metadata, or data that ...

Get the scoop on typesafe enums and learn how to use them properly in switch statements, then get started with Java annotations and meta-annotations types like Target, which you can use to clarify the ...

As Goetz pointed out, modern hardware is a moving target. Java was originally developed in the era of the single core processor, a time when sockets were few, data was small, and everything was an ...