Most new Java developers quickly learn that they should generally compare Java Strings using String.equals(Object) rather than using == . This is emphasized and reinforced to new developers ...

Most of us who transitioned from C++ to Java missed having an enum in versions of Java prior to J2SE 5. Fortunately, the wait was worth it as the Java enum is far superior to the C++ enum.

JPA and Hibernate enum mapping The Java enum, introduced in Java 5, will map to the underlying database without any intervention. The JPA framework, be it Hibernate or Toplink or DataNucleus, will ...