I’ve learned about Records previously but had only thought of them as an easier way to create lightweight objects without ever thinking of how they simplify readabilty. The following video demonstrates just that.

Takeway

Records help readability when used with Streams. The examples in the video demonstrate the use of Records to replace functionality typically provided by a Map when using Streams.

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