Nicolai Parlog • 5/5/2021

Why Java's Records Are Better* Than Lombok's @Data and Kotlin's Data Classes

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This technical article argues that Java Records offer fundamental semantic benefits beyond simple boilerplate reduction compared to Lombok's @Data annotation and Kotlin data classes. It explains that Records are designed as transparent carriers for immutable data, which influences API design, serialization, and pattern matching, making them a distinct and powerful feature for representing data in Java.

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