* </ul>
 *
 * <p>Several lesser-used features are currently available only as static methods on the {@link
 * Iterables} class.
 *
 * <p><a id="streams"></a>
 *
 * <h3>Comparison to streams</h3>
 *
 * <p>{@link Stream} is similar to this class, but generally more powerful, and certainly more
 * standard. Key differences include:
 *
 * <ul>

 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>Several lesser-used features are currently available only as static methods on the {@link
 * Iterables} class.
 *
 * <p><a id="streams"></a>
 *
 * <h3>Comparison to streams</h3>
 *
 * <p>Starting with Java 8, the core Java class libraries provide a new "Streams" library (in {@code
 * java.util.stream}), which is similar to {@code FluentIterable} but generally more powerful. Key