Hello guys, to appreciate the brilliance of the new Date and Time API introduced in Java 8, you must remember the nasty problems you have earlier faced with Java's old Date and Calendar API Well, I have been using Java for the last 20 years and I have to face them so I thought to write this article to educate Java programmers about the shortcomings of old Java Date and Calendar API. Another reason for this article is that even though Java is ready with the new, shiny, and carefully designed Date and time API, your project is probably not. Most of the prominent organizations that use Java at large scales, like Investment banks, Insurance companies, major E-commerce giants, are quite reluctant to upgrade. There are many firms, both big and small that are still running on Java 5 and expect to migrate to Java 6 in a couple of years.
6 Subtle Date and Calendar Details to Learn before using Date in Java - Example Tutorial
July 15, 2022
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