I have occasionally heard the terms method overloading and method overriding used interchangeably. While the difference between these two concepts can be relatively easily explained, the ...

I'm getting better with Java, even to the point where I'm almost comfortable with it, but the purpose behind one concept still eludes me: What is method overriding, and why should I care about it?

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.