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		ninetyninenine 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don't Be Afraid of Types In Java you can’t just create a type. You are creating a mini app. Classes in Java hold logic and internal mutating state. I don’t want to create this just because I need a type. Really you want to create a struct or an interface as a type.

morcus 6 months ago | [–]

Luckily Java now has "Record" to partially handle the pain.

jonasenordin 6 months ago | [–]

Java has interface types.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_(Java)

ninetyninenine 6 months ago | [–]

I know but the article talks about classes and almost equate the concept of a class with a type in the same way java does.

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