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Serialization, deserialization, marshaling, unmarshaling, and bean state validation

Week of November 9, 2020

Records were first introduced in Java 14 as a preview feature, and there was a second preview in Java 15. While they’re still subject to change (we’ll see another release in Java 16), there’s a lot we can learn about records now.

Want to go deeper? In his latest article, Frank Kiwy focuses on the details of serialization and deserialization, marshaling and unmarshaling, and state validation of Java records.

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