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final variables are a good thinga good thing generally speaking. Note that it only means that the variable can't be reassigned, but the object it points to can change if it is mutable.
Performance wise, final allows more aggressive compiler optimisations:
the specification allows aggressive optimization of final fields. Within a thread, it is permissible to reorder reads of a final field with those modifications of a final field that do not take place in the constructor.
final variables are a good thing generally speaking. Note that it only means that the variable can't be reassigned, but the object it points to can change if it is mutable.
Performance wise, final allows more aggressive compiler optimisations:
the specification allows aggressive optimization of final fields. Within a thread, it is permissible to reorder reads of a final field with those modifications of a final field that do not take place in the constructor.
final variables are a good thing generally speaking. Note that it only means that the variable can't be reassigned, but the object it points to can change if it is mutable.
Performance wise, final allows more aggressive compiler optimisations:
the specification allows aggressive optimization of final fields. Within a thread, it is permissible to reorder reads of a final field with those modifications of a final field that do not take place in the constructor.
final variables are a good thing generally speaking. Note that it only means that the variable can't be reassigned, but the object it points to can change if it is mutable.
Performance wise, final allows more aggressive compiler optimisations:
the specification allows aggressive optimization of final fields. Within a thread, it is permissible to reorder reads of a final field with those modifications of a final field that do not take place in the constructor.
