Java Record

java-record-vs-lombok.md

Things I don't like about java records

• record is final so it
  • can't be used in inheritance
  • can't be mocked in unit tests
• doesn't support builder pattern and as the number of fields grows Lombok's @Builder becomes preferable
  • although it seems to be possible to use Lombok's @Builder with java record

I don't see any major advantages with using record other than its immutable nature.

Java record

import lombok.Builder;
@Builder
record FooRecord(
    String name,
    String city,
    String zip) {
}

Java class

import lombok.Builder;
import lombok.Data;
@Data
@Builder
class FooData {
    String name;
    String city;
    String zip;
}

See also https://www.baeldung.com/java-record-vs-lombok.