reflection and metaprogramming

code that looks at code. reflection, annotations, proxies, method handles, invokedynamic.

1. 01reflectionClass, Field, Method, and why setAccessible stopped working.
2. 02annotationsretention, targets, and what an annotation actually is at runtime.
3. 03annotation processingcode that runs inside javac. how lombok and mapstruct work.
4. 04dynamic proxiesfake objects that intercept every call. spring's favourite trick.
5. 05method handles and varhandlesfast, typed references to methods and fields.
6. 06invokedynamicthe bytecode that powers lambdas, string concat and records.
7. 07the class-file apijava 24+generate and transform .class files with a real api.
8. 08ServiceLoaderplugins without a framework.