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Java 8 for Experienced Developers: Lambdas, Stream API & Beyond
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Gain insights into Java 8's new features: lambdas, Stream API, Functional Interfaces, Collections improvements, Memory Management, and Date & Time API to enhance productivity and code quality.

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Java 8 has introduced a ton of features and enhancements to boost developer productivity, while making your code faster, more concise, and more readable. In this course, you will learn about lambdas, Java Stream API, Functional Interfaces, as well as lots of other new improvements related to Collections, Memory Management, Date & Time API. After completing this course, you’ll be well versed in all the functionality of Java 8 and be ready to utilize these new features in your own code.

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Stream API

Lambda Function

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44 Lessons13 Quizzes

Let's Begin

4 Lessons

Get familiar with Java 8 enhancements, including default and static methods, and functional interfaces.

Introduction

Default Methods in interfaces

Static Methods in interfaces

Functional Interfaces in Java

Taste of lambdas

9 Lessons

Unpack the core of Java 8 lambda expressions, types, and their functional interfaces.

Writing your first lambda

Java Comparator Using Lambda

Predicate Functional Interface

Supplier Functional Interface

Consumer Functional Interface

Stream API

15 Lessons

Examine Java 8 Stream API for efficient data operations, transformations, filtering, and more.

Introduction

Filtering Operations in Stream

Mapping Operations in Stream

Method References

Optional in Java 8: Part 1

Optional in Java 8: Part 2

Slicing Operations in Stream

Matching Operations in Stream.

Finding Operations in Stream

Mutable Reduction Through reduce()

Collectors: Collection Operations.

Collectors: Aggregation Operations

Collectors: Grouping Operations

Parallel Stream

Lazy Evaluation in Streams

Java 8 Collections Improvements

4 Lessons

Enhance your skills in using Java 8's improved Iterator, Map API, and Comparator features.

Introducing the forEachRemaining() in Iterator.

Map API Improvements: Fetch Operations

Map API Improvements: Replace Operations

Renewed Comparator: Everything You Should Know

Java 8 Concurrency API Improvements

5 Lessons

Enhance concurrency management with CompletableFuture methods and StampedLock's improved locking mechanisms.

CompletableFuture: Introduction

CompletableFuture: Processing Results

CompletableFuture: Chaining

CompletableFuture: Combining Results of Futures

StampedLock

Java Time API

6 Lessons

See how it works to manage dates and times efficiently using Java 8's Time API.

Limitations of Old Date/Time API

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Build on your learning experience and share valuable feedback for improvement.

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Course Author:

Saurav Aggarwal

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