Advantage Unlike constructors, they have names. (BigInteger.probablePrime vs BigInteger(int, int, Random) They are not required to create a new object each time they're invoked(Flyweight pattern). This ensures that a.equals(b) if and only if a = = b.…
Hi guys, I am happy to tell you that I am moving to the open source world. And Java is the 1st language I have chosen for this migration. It's a nice chance to read some great books like "Effective Java 2nd Edition" and share the note for what I…