Some language features are just plain ugly. The first time you see them, you say to yourself, “If I ever have to use that, there’s something wrong with my design.” And most of the time you’d be right.

While it seems so basic that it wouldn't require a mention, there's a basic and often violated software design principle pertaining to Java method modifiers that is in need of explanation. A public ...

The Observer pattern is probably one of the best ways to reduce coupling between objects. For example, if you are writing a typical application, you may decide to provide a factory or manager that ...