LAMBDA

The next big thing in the Java-verse is without a doubt Lambda expressions. Java was falling behind because Closures didn't make it into Java 7. But Java 8 will have this new feature which allows you to treat functionality as a method argument (or code as data). It is a real quantum leap and will revolutionize java programming. Not only does it make your code more readable and less verbose, you can run it in a parallel way and make use of all your cores. In a talk called 'A peek under the hood' Brian Goetz explained why it took so long. In fact all the obvious solutions to implement Closures in Java were all wrong. This talk was very technical but was nevertheless awarded with the most votes. With Lamba expressions Java is very alive and kicking!