The methods in an abstract factory pattern are factory methods and both of these design patterns are used to decouple the implementation classes using abstract types and also factories.

Inspired by Ruby ’s polymorphic ability to create different objects based on context, Venkat proposes an implementation of the factory method pattern by using Java’s default keyword.

The module system and REPL tool have received widespread attention, but Java's newest release has much more to offer. This series introduces other enhancements to Java 9, beginning with the new ...