I wrote about the NetBeans hint "Overridable Method Call in Constructor" in the blog post Seven Indispensable NetBeans Java Hints . In this post, I look at why having an overridable method called ...

Use Java method modifiers to avoid public method antipattern Follow best practices for Java method design, and don't allow one public class to call another. If you skipped this step, be prepared to ...

This post explains how to use classes in Java to build objects and organize your code. Also learn: constructors, static methods, and more!

The entry point of a standalone Java application is the main method or function. In the age of Servlets and JSPs, Java’s main function took a backseat to these technologies that were initialized with ...