Eric – Page 9

Swimming with the Stream Sharks

Java has introduced Stream API as part of JDK 8. These can use a new set of classes from the java.util.stream package, and the idea is to support data operations on lists that you may have in memory. Developers would typically integrate these with lambda expressions to evaluate Collections using a functional operator.
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By Eric, 12 yearsMarch 23, 2014 ago

.NET

Learning from Microsoft Shared Source

Microsoft has recently revamped what was previously their Reference Source Code Center to be simply Reference Source. This is a site for .NET developers who are interested in viewing the source code for the platform API’s, and like the Java OpenJDK this provides a wealth of learning opportunities for .NET. While I have spent only a few hours going through some of the code, there are definitely some common themes that are worth noting and at the top of my list is design by contract.
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By Eric, 12 yearsMarch 16, 2014 ago

Predictions

Annual 2014 Predictions

So while my 2013 predictions may have been a tad overzealous, at least one of these almost happened. Honestly, I think most of the world is still catching up to what I put down for 2012 predictions.
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By Eric, 12 yearsDecember 28, 2013 ago