InfoWorld

When to use abstract classes vs. interfaces in Java

Abstract classes and interfaces in Java serve fundamentally different purposes. Learn the differences between these Java language elements and how to use them in your programs. Abstract classes and ...
InfoWorld

Abstract class versus interface in the JDK 8 era

In The new Java 8 Date and Time API: An interview with Stephen Colebourne, Stephen Colebourne tells Hartmut Schlosser, “I think the most important language change isn’t lambdas, but static and default ...
Ars Technica

interfaces and abstract classes, what am i doing wrong?

I would like MyCorpEmployees to have MyCorpEmployee overlords and underlings, and OtherEmployees to have OtherEmployee overlords and underlings. or, i did yesterday. i'm really thinking along the ...
Ars Technica

Java - Can an interface define a class?

Obviously that doesn't compile, but I hate to make a file FooType.java with just the 5 lines above in it. Obviously that doesn't compile, but I hate to make a file ...