Java's Calendar class had its day, but the newer LocalDate class does much more. Here are seven ways to use LocalDate in your Java programs.

Generics make your code more flexible and easier to read, and they help you avoid ClassCastExceptions at runtime. Get started with this introduction to using generics with the Java Collections ...

Java Console class input and ouput The easiest way to garner user input in a Java program is to use the System’s Console class. Introduced in Java 6, Java’s System Console class provides two simple ...

For new Java programmers, the JOptionPane class is a great visual and user-friendly introduction to user input and Swing-based programming. Here's how to get started.