Donald Raab

This is the picture I took one year ago at the same spot.

10 Billion Integers Walk Into an Array How an experiment with 64-bit Pharo Smalltalk surprised me.

Shout out to @joesteel.bsky.social for sharing this blog in a thread with @headius.bsky.social about overflow fun in #Java he misses in Ruby. 😅 I forget some things I explore in blogs, which makes me happy that I take the time to write them down. Enjoy! 🙏
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Good fun! Thanks for finding the link! 🙏

There's definitely a blog out there somewhere.

The sun went behind the clouds for the actual sunset tonight

Yorktown Battlefield at sunset with trees

Yorktown Battlefield at sunset ... retracing our steps from last year @sharatchander.bsky.social

Thanks! We discovered this gem of a river location for great sunsets last summer near the Jamestown Settlement.

James River

I. P.erfectly A.gree

Don't hate me because I'm full of thought. 🤷‍♂️

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I thought the sun and clouds were cool, and when I took the picture, saw the reflection in the window of the arrow light sign that said "Sauce Bar". 🤷‍♂️

You are here ⬇️

Because good coffee is worth a six hour drive in a lightning storm. #TheCoffeeClub

One of two, and zero given. Cheers! 🍺

Cloudy with a chance of sun yesterday

Sunset at Yorktown Battlefield Every beginning has an ending. Every ending has a beginning.

I took this picture less than a year ago. It feels like ten. ⏳
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Foreword and Onward to Your Next Connection The connections in your network are important to discover and invest in.

You have less than a week to sign up for early bird prices at @dev2next.bsky.social. You can meet talented developers you only see on social media and make lasting connections at this conference. Read to find out about great #Java devs I have met here and there. 👇
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Life in a Beautiful Day What my cousin Chris taught me about living

I received an unexpected compliment from a friend today. I hadn't done anything special to prompt it. It was most welcome. 🙏 I hope everyone receives appreciation for doing what they do as a matter of course.

It's a beautiful day. My cousin Chris says so.🤗
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When it gets in your face like an eager assistant trying to take the keyboard from your hands as you type, it certainly feels "special." Feels like Clippy is back.

Why do I need to explicitly disable AI in tools I've been using for decades now?

What are you wishing or waiting for in Java? Java grants new wishes every six months in feature releases.

With #Java 25 arriving less than two months from now, are you getting the things you have been wishing or waiting for? 🧞⏳
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My First and Second JCrete Unconference Experiences A blog eight years, five Java Dukes, and one Java Duchess in the making.

Tell me you miss JCrete this year, without telling me you miss JCrete this year.
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I'm excited to be answering questions this week on Code Ranch in the "Open Source Projects" forum about my book, "Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game".

Welcome:
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Forum for questions:
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Enjoy and ask away! 🙏

The cover of "Java Generics and Collections: Fundamentals and Recommended Practices 2nd Edition" from O'Reilly by Maurice Naftalin, Philip Wadler with Stuart Marks on my new Kindle.

I bought & started reading "Java Generics and Collections 2nd Edition" by @mauricenaftalin.bsky.social, Philip Wadler, with @smarks.bsky.social. I'm really enjoying it so far! It's like finding 18 missing & useful chapters about Java Generics & Collections that I didn't have to write in my book! ❤️🙏

YouTube video by The Linux Foundation Who Will Maintain the Future? Tackling the Graying of Open Source Software - Abigail Cabunoc Mayes

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It might have been more apt to say "little" instead of "big" ☝️. Both work possibly. I dunno, you decide. :)

What are you wishing or waiting for in Java? Java grants new wishes every six months in feature releases.

Blog: What are you wishing or waiting for in Java?

#Java is great. It's also great to wish for improvements in the future. Weigh the cost/benefit of waiting for wishes against potential for missed opportunities. I give one "big" example in this blog. Enjoy! 🙏
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Thanks for noticing and the question! The answer is in the book. There are imperative examples and Stream examples to give folks a familiar reference point to understand when new things are shown. I only included this picture to show the greyscale code highlighting. 🙏

The cover of "Java Generics and Collections: Fundamentals and Recommended Practices 2nd Edition" from O'Reilly by Maurice Naftalin, Philip Wadler with Stuart Marks on my new Kindle.

I bought & started reading "Java Generics and Collections 2nd Edition" by @mauricenaftalin.bsky.social, Philip Wadler, with @smarks.bsky.social. I'm really enjoying it so far! It's like finding 18 missing & useful chapters about Java Generics & Collections that I didn't have to write in my book! ❤️🙏