Java is influenced by C and C++, so it has many similarities with those languages (and C#). One of the big advantages of Java is that it is “platform independent.” This means that code you ...

If you follow the Java 101 column, you know that we are currently touring Java’s object-oriented language basics.

Java 16 introduced basic pattern matching with the finalized instanceof method. For more advanced features, like pattern matching in switch, record patterns, and guarded cases, you need Java 21+.

Learning to code is a lot easier once you know the basics. We got you started with JavaScript, but if you want to get an idea of how that translates into a language like Java, which can be used to ...