Java 8 introduces a number of revolutionary capabilities – many of them centered on lambda expressions and functional-style programming. These capabilities add powerful new programming techniques to the language, but also add complexity. This concise course is focused on introducing the new capabilities and how to use them. It includes numerous code examples and programming labs that illustrate all of the new capabilities. The course is hands on, and requires that students be comfortable with writing general Java code at an intermediate level, including the use of interfaces. The student kit consists of a student workbook and lab manual. All labs are done within the Eclipse IDE, and the lab instructions include detailed directions on using it.
Module 1: Whats new in interfaces
- Default Methods
- Static Methods
- Funtional Interfaces
Module 2: Lamdba expressions
- Owerview
- Using Lambda expressions
- Method References
Module 3: Streams
- Overview
- Undertanding the stream api
- Stream Processing
- Collectors
Module 4: Parallel processing and concurrency
- Overview
- Mechanims and guidelines
- Multithreading issues
Module 5: Date and Time API
- Overview
- Dates, times and instants
- Periods and durations
