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 ...

In the bad old days, I only used constants as a way to assign names to values. Things like this, for example: Private Const DaysInWeek As Integer = 7 However, these days most of my variables are ...

In their 2009 JavaOne presentation Return of the Puzzlers: Schlock and Awe (PDF), Joshua Bloch and Neal Gafter presented seven more puzzlers and extracted lessons learned from each of these puzzlers ...

Constant variables are vitally important to C++ coding, but you can run into problems depending on when the value of the constant is determined. These techniques and code samples will enable you to ...

The keywords const, readonly, and static are used often when programming in C#. However, while these keywords have important differences, they also have similarities that sometimes make it hard to ...