Deprecated Methods in Java

Why do they matter?

Saeed Zarinfam
ITNEXT
Published in
7 min readApr 17, 2024

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As a Java developer, you've probably encountered the IDE crossing out a method (or a Class) you use in your Java code​​ . That's a clear indication that it's deprecated. In this article, we'll discuss deprecated methods, explain why they're marked as such, and share some effective strategies for managing them in our code.

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