What does Java 8 has in store for programmers?

The programming language of Java is being used by millions of people all over the world. Now it has become even better with the unveiling of Java 8 which has a number of updates in the original programming model, demonstrating the thriving nature of Java amongst the global community of users, programmers as well as code contributors. This innovation platform is aimed to enable developers in the easier and faster creation of applications. Those companies who look for innovation can take the help of this platform as it has plenty of benefits in store for programmers.

Lambda- Lambda expression is a much-loved as well as anticipated addition. It is commonly used in GUI development; this results in a cleaner code. It is also function literal, defining functions with function body as well as input parameters. Another interesting property is the closure which allows functional access of variable outside the immediate lexical scope. Type inference, yet another feature helps programmers omit type definition anywhere where the type can be deduced or inferred by the compiler itself. This helps in the reduction of boilerplate. Improved developer productivity is facilitated through reduction of boilerplate code. The codes written turn out to be simpler, more compact and much easier in terms of maintenance.

Embedded technology- When you build embedded apps, any of the three brand new Compact Profiles can be used. These subsets are predefined and the creation of small applications in resource-constrained devices is supported. This refers the deployment of Java on embedded devices by using just 16 MB RAM and static footprint of 10 MB.

Modernizing the apps- The libraries as well as the language has been modernized. For example the introduction of new time and date application programming interface which helps in the reduction of complexity when developers have to handle time as well as date, especially when they deal with localization as well as internationalization for various markets.

Integration with JavaScript- JavaScript and Java are different in that the former is a language that has similar features as that of Java for ideal transmission of codes across networks. In case developers need to use both the platform as well as the language, they have Nashorn which helps in the delivery of interoperability between the two as well as subsequent significant performance improvements.

Eye-popping graphics- JDK8 has included a graphics toolkit called JavaFX8 which helps developers in the building of rich client applications through normal Java web development tools. Embedded graphics stacks, 3D graphics features along with new UI controls, HTML5 support are included in it. The new Modena theme helps bring a modern as well as fresh look to the applications.

Default methods- By virtue of this addition, method bodies may be added to interfaces. The methods may be added implicitly to all class that implements interface. This will enable addition of functionality to libraries that exist, without the need for breaking of codes.

Concurrent adders- For those who work on multi-threaded applications, this comes as a boon. This is an efficient as well as simple new API which helps in reading as well as writing from the threads to counters.

StampedLocks- Most people hate synchronizing of codes as that leads to reduction of throughput of your app or even worse causes it to hang. However, despite that you have to do it sometimes. For that ReadWriteLock is there but it is really slow, especially if the writer threads are high in number. StampedLock aims to tackle this problem. The lock is faster and offers powerful API to lock optimistically so that reader lock can be obtained at a low cost.

The developers of Java 8 have put in a lot of effort so that it may be turned into a universal platform so that more and more programmers can turn to this platform for their solutions. There is no doubt that the aim has more or less reached its mark but there is still some work left to be done so that the performance can be enhanced further. But meanwhile, there is nothing much to complain about.

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