Records offer many advantages over classes if you mainly work with data. However, we need to understand the details in order to be able to use them sensibly. This is not just about reducing superfluous code by having constructors, accessors and the methods equals(), hashCode(), and toString() automatically generated by the compiler. We can also use records in data-oriented programming as part of algebraic data types.

In this talk, we will discuss the details of the construction and lifecycle of records. These insights will help you to use them better in your projects and avoid surprises.