For the last few years, I’m writing articles that describe a new, more functional way to write Java code. But the question of why we should use this new coding style remains largely unanswered. This article is an attempt to fill this gap.
Just like any other language, Java evolves over time. So does the style in which Java code is written. Code written around Y2K is significantly different from code written after 2004-2006 when Java5 and then Java6 was released. Generics and annotations are so widespread now, that it’s hard to even imagine Java code without them.
