Java-18

Hey Tea Lovers! Today let me talk about the Plain Old Java Switch Expression, but with a twist. This twist or update has been added to the core library of Java since Java 13. And If you are using Java version 13 or after, you can surely convert that old switch with the new one. I will talk about how it offers certain features in it without breaking existing changes. Of course, the other language users may comment “It was already there in our programming language years ago”. But let’s just smile, and continue coding in Java, shall we? One note, I will be using the " switch expression" and " switch statement" interchangeably in the post, so keep it in mind that I am trying to say the same thing. ...

Hey Tea Lovers. On 22 March 2022, JDK 18 or Java 18 is released to the public (from Oracle). Java 18 does not contain any major updates that will change how we code, but it does have something very interesting. Few of the updates are in the incubator or preview mode. So for this article, I will be mostly focused on the core library addition. Don’t worry I will add a summary of other updates as well. ...