Is the `new` keyword in java redundant?

Question

I am coming from C++ so there is one feature of java that I don\'t quite understand. I have read that all objects must be created using the keyword new, with th

Answer 1

Believe it or not, requiring the use of new for constructors is a namespacing thing. The following compiles just fine:

public class Foo {
    public Foo() {}
    public void Foo() {}
}