diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/pom.xml
index cc184de529..17f0eea20f 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <icu.version>64.2</icu.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.12.2</assertj.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@
             <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
             <version>${icu.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${assertj.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/bifunction/BiFunctionalInterfacesUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/bifunction/BiFunctionalInterfacesUnitTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea63409c88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/bifunction/BiFunctionalInterfacesUnitTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+package com.baeldung.bifunction;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+public class BiFunctionalInterfacesUnitTest {
+    @Test
+    public void givenStreamValues_whenMappedToNewValues() {
+        List<String> mapped = Stream.of("hello", "world")
+                .map(word -> word + "!")
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+        assertThat(mapped).containsExactly("hello!", "world!");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenStreamValues_whenReducedWithPrefixingOperation() {
+        String result = Stream.of("hello", "world")
+                .reduce("", (a, b) -> b + "-" + a);
+
+        assertThat(result).isEqualTo("world-hello-");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenStreamValues_whenReducedWithPrefixingLambda_thenHasNoTrailingDash() {
+        String result = Stream.of("hello", "world")
+                .reduce("", (a, b) -> combineWithoutTrailingDash(a, b));
+
+        assertThat(result).isEqualTo("world-hello");
+    }
+
+    private String combineWithoutTrailingDash(String a, String b) {
+        if (a.isEmpty()) {
+            return b;
+        }
+        return b + "-" + a;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenStreamValues_whenReducedWithPrefixingMethodReference_thenHasNoTrailingDash() {
+        String result = Stream.of("hello", "world")
+                .reduce("", this::combineWithoutTrailingDash);
+
+        assertThat(result).isEqualTo("world-hello");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenTwoLists_whenCombined() {
+        List<String> list1 = Arrays.asList("a", "b", "c");
+        List<Integer> list2 = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3);
+
+        List<String> result = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i=0; i < list1.size(); i++) {
+            result.add(list1.get(i) + list2.get(i));
+        }
+
+        assertThat(result).containsExactly("a1", "b2", "c3");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenTwoLists_whenCombinedWithGeneralPurposeCombiner() {
+        List<String> list1 = Arrays.asList("a", "b", "c");
+        List<Integer> list2 = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3);
+
+        List<String> result = listCombiner(list1, list2, (a, b) -> a + b);
+
+        assertThat(result).containsExactly("a1", "b2", "c3");
+    }
+
+    private static <T, U, R> List<R> listCombiner(List<T> list1,
+                                                  List<U> list2,
+                                                  BiFunction<T, U, R> combiner) {
+        List<R> result = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < list1.size(); i++) {
+            result.add(combiner.apply(list1.get(i), list2.get(i)));
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenTwoLists_whenComparedWithCombiningFunction() {
+        List<Double> list1 = Arrays.asList(1.0d, 2.1d, 3.3d);
+        List<Float> list2 = Arrays.asList(0.1f, 0.2f, 4f);
+
+        // algorithm to determine if the value in list1 > value in list 2
+        List<Boolean> result = listCombiner(list1, list2, (a, b) -> a > b);
+
+        assertThat(result).containsExactly(true, true, false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenTwoLists_whenComparedWithCombiningFunctionByMethodReference() {
+        List<Double> list1 = Arrays.asList(1.0d, 2.1d, 3.3d);
+        List<Float> list2 = Arrays.asList(0.1f, 0.2f, 4f);
+
+        // algorithm to determine if the value in list1 > value in list 2
+        List<Boolean> result = listCombiner(list1, list2, this::firstIsGreaterThanSecond);
+
+        assertThat(result).containsExactly(true, true, false);
+    }
+
+    private boolean firstIsGreaterThanSecond(Double a, Float b) {
+        return a > b;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenTwoLists_whenComparedForEqualityByCombiningFunction() {
+        List<Float> list1 = Arrays.asList(0.1f, 0.2f, 4f);
+        List<Float> list2 = Arrays.asList(0.1f, 0.2f, 4f);
+
+        List<Boolean> result = listCombiner(list1, list2, (a, b) -> a.equals(b));
+
+        assertThat(result).containsExactly(true, true, true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenTwoLists_whenComparedForEqualityByCombiningFunctionWithMethodReference() {
+        List<Float> list1 = Arrays.asList(0.1f, 0.2f, 4f);
+        List<Float> list2 = Arrays.asList(0.1f, 0.2f, 4f);
+
+        List<Boolean> result = listCombiner(list1, list2, Float::equals);
+
+        assertThat(result).containsExactly(true, true, true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenTwoLists_whenComparedWithCombiningFunctionWithCompareTo() {
+        List<Double> list1 = Arrays.asList(1.0d, 2.1d, 3.3d);
+        List<Double> list2 = Arrays.asList(0.1d, 0.2d, 4d);
+
+        List<Integer> result = listCombiner(list1, list2, Double::compareTo);
+
+        assertThat(result).containsExactly(1, 1, -1);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Allows you to to pass in a lambda or method reference and then
+     * get access to the BiFunction it is meant to become
+     */
+    private static <T, U, R> BiFunction<T, U, R> asBiFunction(BiFunction<T, U, R> function) {
+        return function;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenTwoLists_whenComparedWithCombiningFunctionWithComposedBiFunction() {
+        List<Double> list1 = Arrays.asList(1.0d, 2.1d, 3.3d);
+        List<Double> list2 = Arrays.asList(0.1d, 0.2d, 4d);
+
+        List<Boolean> result = listCombiner(list1, list2,
+                asBiFunction(Double::compareTo)
+                    .andThen(i -> i > 0));
+
+        assertThat(result).containsExactly(true, true, false);
+    }
+}