My Seventh Blogiversary

1 min readAug 8, 2024

To the blog cave, Batman!

To celebrate seven years of blogging on Medium, the following are my top blogs each of the past seven years based on number of reads. Enjoy!

2024

What if null was an Object in Java?

Brace yourself and get ready to try the red pill.

donraab.medium.com

2023

How to get an item from a Set in Java

The mystery of the missing get method on the Java Set interface.

medium.com

2022

The Joy of Programming

A story of 40 years of coding and still feeling like a kid in a toy store.

donraab.medium.com

2021

I need an index with this List iteration method

Iterating over Lists in Java with indices using external and internal iterators

medium.com

2020

Java Streams are great but it’s time for better Java Collections

After 25 years, it’s time for Java to get a Collections upgrade.

medium.com

2019

Learn to Kata and Kata to Learn

Every Java developer needs to continuously learn new skills as the Java ecosystem constantly evolves. The Java…

medium.com

2018

Ten reasons to use Eclipse Collections

You may only need one.

medium.com

2017

Symmetric Sympathy

Symmetric Sympathydonraab.medium.com

I am the creator of and committer for the Eclipse Collections OSS project, which is managed at the Eclipse Foundation. Eclipse Collections is open for contributions.

My Seventh Blogiversary

2024

What if null was an Object in Java?

Brace yourself and get ready to try the red pill.

2023

How to get an item from a Set in Java

The mystery of the missing get method on the Java Set interface.

2022

The Joy of Programming

A story of 40 years of coding and still feeling like a kid in a toy store.

2021

I need an index with this List iteration method

Iterating over Lists in Java with indices using external and internal iterators

2020

Java Streams are great but it’s time for better Java Collections

After 25 years, it’s time for Java to get a Collections upgrade.

2019

Learn to Kata and Kata to Learn

Every Java developer needs to continuously learn new skills as the Java ecosystem constantly evolves. The Java…

2018

Ten reasons to use Eclipse Collections

You may only need one.

2017

Symmetric Sympathy

Symmetric Sympathy

Written by Donald Raab

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