query: Why is the final keyword used profusely inside of methods even though it's completely fine to not define them final
positive_passages.docid: 76841
positive_passages.text: When should one use final for method parameters and local variables?
negative_passages.docid: 96864
negative_passages.text: Java - when to use 'this' keyword
negative_passages.docid: 21484
negative_passages.text: When do you use the "this" keyword?
negative_passages.docid: 56659
negative_passages.text: Dot Notation vs Method Notation
negative_passages.docid: 120367
negative_passages.text: Why is there a class keyword in C++?
negative_passages.docid: 40468
negative_passages.text: Java8: Why is it forbidden to define a default method for a method from java.lang.Object
negative_passages.docid: 70582
negative_passages.text: C# Why can partial methods use ref, but not out?
negative_passages.docid: 95922
negative_passages.text: Why do we need the new keyword and why is the default behavior to hide and not override?
negative_passages.docid: 34063
negative_passages.text: Is there a reason for C#'s reuse of the variable in a foreach?
negative_passages.docid: 85501
negative_passages.text: Why use finally in C#?
negative_passages.docid: 145862
negative_passages.text: Why do we need the "finally" clause in Python?
negative_passages.docid: 599
negative_passages.text: Is Java "pass-by-reference" or "pass-by-value"?
negative_passages.docid: 2703
negative_passages.text: Why do C# and Java bother with the "new" operator?
negative_passages.docid: 150146
negative_passages.text: Final arguments in interface methods - what's the point?
negative_passages.docid: 74142
negative_passages.text: Why isn't `method=` treated the same as any other method?
negative_passages.docid: 121677
negative_passages.text: Using final methods to initialize an instance variable
negative_passages.docid: 127898
negative_passages.text: Why won't declaring an array final make it immutable in Java?