ThreeTen, the reference implementation of JSR 310 Date and Time API, is now included in JDK 8 build 75. The Java Time API for JDK 8 is under the package java.time, moving away from the javax.time pack ...

Since Java 8, the JDK has included a dependency validation tool named Jdeps. It not only identifies any Java internal API dependency but also suggests alternative classes that you can use instead.

Java 8 will be remembered mainly for introducing lambdas, streams, a new date/time model, and Nashorn--but don't miss the new Base64 API. It could be just what you need to ensure data integrity in ...

A great deal of Java programming -- from conditional statements to iterative loops -- deals with the evaluation of true or false values. When you work with the JDK's Streams API and Lambda functions, ...

Java, the programming language used by millions of developers, is now even better. The launch of Java 8 on March 25 represents the most significant update to the Java programming model ever, and ...

For example, Spring 4.x doesn’t use any Java 8 language features in its own code. However, it can autodetect and automatically activate many Java 8 API features.