Before Java SE 8, anonymous classes were typically used to pass functionality to a method. This practice obfuscated source code, making it harder to understand. Java 8 eliminated this problem by ...

One of the recurrent, valid criticisms of Java as a programming language is that it is wordy. You have to write a lot of code to get anything done. Lambda expressions relieve that problem for some ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The term lamdba function actually has its roots in Calculus. In mathematics, a lambda function ...