Ever wonder why Java's const keyword is unimplemented? More specifically, why do we mark global constants in Java with both the static and final keywords? Why are Java constants static and final? The ...

This post explains how to use variables in Java. Learn the primitive types (and what that means) and just why variables are so important for any coding!

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).