Proposal would issue warnings about uses of deep reflection to mutate final flelds, preparing for a future Java release that disallows mutation of final fields by default.

Method and variable handles vs. Java reflection To truly understand MethodHandles and VarHandles —what they do and why they are useful—it’s helpful to know a few things about reflection in Java.

Ever wonder why Java's const keyword is unimplemented? More specifically, why do we mark global constants in Java with both the static and final keywords? Why are Java constants static and final? The ...

Final thoughts on Directory Navigation in Java Java provides a few ways to traverse a directory, depending on which version you are using.