With each new Java platform release, the stewards of the language always include a few new preview features that can be toyed with only if a developer knows how to unlock the capabilities at runtime.

Earlier, I just had a Printer, which I had bought because I needed to take a lot of print-outs. Later, I felt that I also needed a Scanner to scan documents. Hence I purchased a scanner. The problem ...

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 ...