At times you need to ensure that the macro processor creates a local macro variable rather than changing the value of an existing macro variable. In this case, use the %LOCAL statement to create the ...

Java SE 10 (March 2018) introduced type inference for local variables. Java Language Architect Brian Goetz explains the feature.

The "Understanding Java threads" series concludes by uncovering some of the loose ends of threading: thread groups, volatility, thread-local variables, timers, and thread death.

The Java Shell makes it easy to practice with variable declaration and initialization, as you can see in the examples below (note that semicolon terminators aren’t required).