== 1. A full deep copy: nothing is shared == copy.dept == asha.dept : false copy.skills == asha.skills : false asha.skills = [java, spring], asha.dept = Core copy.skills = [java], copy.dept = Platform == 2. transient fields are lost == asha.sessionToken = secret-token copy.sessionToken = null == 3. Sharing INSIDE the graph is preserved == original: same Dept object : true copy : same Dept object : true copy dept is a new object : true == 4. Cycles are handled == cyc.mentor.mentor == cyc : true cyc != asha : true == 5. A non-serializable field fails at run time == NotSerializableException: java.lang.Object