= Java8 =
Has many improvments like added support for functional programming, added new date time API and the new stream API similar to LINQ queries in C# (map/reduce).

== Lambda expressions examples ==
{{{#!highlight java
/*
javac LambdaExpressionTest.java 
java -cp . LambdaExpressionTest
*/
public class LambdaExpressionTest{
    public static void main(String[] args){
        System.out.println("LambdaExpressionTest");
        // define implementation
        // (lambda parameters) -> { // lambda body };
        TestIt testIt = (stuffx) -> System.out.println("Stuff " + stuffx);
        testIt.sayStuff("Msg");
        
        // change lambda function implementation
        testIt = (stuffxx) -> {
            stuffxx = stuffxx.toUpperCase();
            System.out.println("OtherStuff " + stuffxx);            
        };
        testIt.sayStuff("Msg");
    }
    
    // lambda expressions require interfaces to define the expected parameters
    public interface TestIt{
        void sayStuff(String stuff);
    }
}
}}}