Evolution, Not Revolution
To reap the benefits of functional style, we don’t have to switch over to another language; we simply have to change the way we use Java.
Languages like C++, Java, and C# started out with support for imperative and object-oriented programming. Now all these languages also embrace the functional style of programming. We’ve seen examples of these two styles and discussed the benefits we derived from the functional style. Now let’s look into some key concepts and practices that will help us adopt the new style.
The Java language team has put in substantial time and effort to bring functional capabilities to the language and the JDK. To reap the benefits, we have to pick up a few new concepts. We can improve our code if ...
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