Before we understand why finalize is going away and what to use instead, let’s understand what finalize is or was. The basic idea is to allow you to define a method on your objects that will execute ...

Take out the trash! When it’s applied to computer languages, that command conjures up a different meaning than the one you’re used to. In Java, trash, or garbage, is heap memory that a program ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. They’re deprecating finalize. That’s a pretty drastic move. Finalize is defined right there in ...