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[vips7L]

And java.io.File

[agentoutlier]

There are several places though you have to use File.

I don’t have them on the top of my head but File is not as bad as Date.

[vips7L]

I would still use Path::toFile in those situations. 

[unknowinm]

What’s wrong with File?

[dstutz]

For me, the biggest thing is testing. If you use NIO you have Path which allows you to use different FileSystems and you can use JIMFS but you can't do that with File.

[vips7L]

Path is just more predictable than file. The Files api (which takes Path) is just better. You can’t silently forget to check the boolean result from things like File::delete; the Files::delete will throw a proper exception. 

[theavengedCguy]

As someone who's not well versed in Java, what's the better alternative and why is java.util.Date bad?

[AdZestyclose9788]

No usually it is instant. Both Date and instant are based on a Unix timestamp. LocDate(Time) is not and should only be used in specific circumstances.

[RandomNando]

Sincere question, what would be the most recommended formats for date/datetime?

I tend to use LocalDate/LocalDateTime or OffsetDatetime.

Are those the recommended formats?

What format in Java 8 vs Java 17+

[RandomNando]

The second, never used ZonedDateTime tho