In response to my recent blog posting Immutable Java Objects , Matt brought up a good point of discussion related to making Java classes truly immutable by declaring them as ...

Conceptually, it sounds easy to create immutable objects. However, there are a couple nuances to note when ensuring that a Java class is defined so that its instantiated objects are immutable.

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