The blogosphere is intimidating. Build confidence through practice. Note: I originally shared this on LinkedIn as an adhoc New Years 2023 post. I thought it was an important enough message to share in its own blog. You don’t have the time not to write Many folks have told me over the years they would like to blog but…

Every day we get to learn something new and useful, is a good day. Start Here You are here. Welcome to the first day of learning a new way of coding with collections in Java using Eclipse Collections. Today is going to be a good day. …

Processing information in collections Getting Started with Eclipse Collections In part 1 of this series, I explained how to download the Eclipse Collections library from Maven Central and create collections using Eclipse Collections factories. In part 2, I explained how to add items to and remove items from different collection types. In part 3, I…

Converting between Collection types using Eclipse Collections Getting Started with Eclipse Collections In part 1 of this series, I explained how to download the Eclipse Collections library from Maven Central and create collections using Eclipse Collections factories. In part 2, I explained how to add items to and remove items from different collection types. …

Learn how to add items to and remove items from collections. Getting Started with Eclipse Collections In part 1 of this series, I explained how to download the Eclipse Collections library from Maven Central and create collections using Eclipse Collections. …

Every journey has a beginning. This one has code and diagrams. Finding Eclipse Collections at Maven Central The Eclipse Collections project has been hosted at the Eclipse Foundation for over seven years. …

Customize and extend your IDE for an Integrated Developer Experience. Your productivity is worth investing in If you are developing software in a programming language like Java, C++, C#, Python, Go, Ruby, Kotlin, Groovy, Swift, or JavaScript you are probably leveraging a powerful and productive Integrated Development Environment (IDE). I have been using IntelliJ IDEA for…

More than just transparency, open source provides reflection. Transparency and Reflection Transparency is a benefit that is often touted about open source software. You can see the code and know exactly what it does and doesn’t do. From a consumer perspective, there are no surprises. You can read the code and like it…

Java developer blogging with coffee. Coffee makes me Blog Welcome to my blog! I write mostly about Java but occasionally write about other topics I find interesting or relevant at some point in time. I drink three cups of coffee a day. I try not to drink any coffee after 4pm. I mostly drink…