Method and variable handles vs. Java reflection. To truly understand MethodHandles and VarHandles—what they do and why they are useful—it’s helpful to know a few things about reflection in Java.

JavaScript variables hold a wide variety of information and can be used with virtually any data type. Here's how to use variables to store numbers, text strings, objects, and more.

Nowadays JavaScript has three different keywords to declare a variable — var, let and, const. Each has its own properties and particularities. Let’s start by making a simple comparison table ...

Two days later, on this day in 1846, Congress voted overwhelmingly to declare war on Mexico. Texas, which Congress had admitted to the Union on Dec. 29, 1845, ...

Chrome also supports using these new custom variables in JavaScript without any issues. CSS variables are very new though have been in the works for years — but they’re not widely supported yet .