Hello, are static classes considered bad practice? I read an article about this a couple days ago (can't find it, sorry) which basically said that having static classes (especially those 'helper' classes) are typically a sign of bad code. Is this correct, and if so, for what reasons? ...
What is the difference between these two innerclass declarations? Also comment on advantages/disadvantages? case A: class within a class. public class Levels { static public class Items { public String value; public String path; public String getValue() { return value;} } } and case B: class within interface...
Is there a performance cost to static inner class? Or should I just write the same static class as a non-inner class? ...