You’ll also learn how lambdas interact with scopes, local variables, the this and super keywords, and Java exceptions. Note that code examples in this tutorial are compatible with JDK 12.

This tutorial demonstrates the power of lambda expressions by contrasting implementations of a mathematical example using C++, Java without lambdas, and Java 8 with lambda expressions.

Java 8 was released in March 2014 and introduced lambda expressions as its flagship feature. You may already be using them in your code base to write more concise and flexible code.

Learn how to use Java lambda expressions For those who are new to functional programming, basic Java lambda syntax can be a bit intimidating at first. Once you break lambda expressions down into their ...

Oracle announced the availability of Java 8 with support for lambda expressions, which is one of the biggest additions to the language in years.

Developers can use Java 8, introduced last year, and any of the usual Java libraries, along with the AWS SDK for Java. AWS provides two libraries for Lambda, aws-lambda-java-core for function handlers ...

Consternation over Java's lambda syntax is the perfect example of how Java's evolution and incremental improvements have created a community of spoiled programmers.

AWS unveils a new performance optimization feature called Lambda SnapStart, designed to improve startup times for latency-sensitive applications, and initially aimed at Java developers.

While the Java support is a significant milestone in the evolution of AWS Lambda, Amazon has been continuously adding features to the microservices platform.

This article sheds light on how Java 8 lambda expressions and method references are implemented under the hood, and looks at the generated bytecode and performance implications.