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I answered the question "How do you learn a rich API?" a couple of weeks ago in a Pittsburgh JUG meetup. I wrote the book "Eclipse Collections Categorically" to show how any developer can solve this problem.

The path to learning is right in front of you. 👣
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpOtve3NIoQ&t=11s

I wrote a blog a while ago with the title "Eager is Easy, Lazy is Labyrinthine."

I included a section with the same title in chapter 3️⃣ of my book "Eclipse Collections Categorically" to explain why and show some examples.

I gave a talk at the Pittsburgh JUG and used a thesaurus to simplify a slide.

Eager is easy. Lazy is mazy. 😎

And yes, there might be some irony in me paraphrasing Mark Twain, Pascal, Cicero, and possibly many others in the first sentence. Credit to one and all. I just chose my own words to express the same sentiment.

My latest blog: Computer Aided in the Eighties

I couldn't find few enough words to express what I wanted to say, so I wrote some more words. I am reminded every day that nothing is free. To all the artists out there, I see you, and applaud you, and thank you. 🙏👇
https://donraab.medium.com/computer-aided-in-the-eighties-4439316e1fc0?source=friends_link&sk=225541aa6fe4cf94697a2e7d8f881709

My Latest Blog: Happy 30th Birthday, #Java! 🎉🎉🎉

Thank you for being my primary and preferred programming language for the past 25 years! 🙏☕☕☕
https://donraab.medium.com/happy-30th-birthday-java-0b8095a1cd91?source=friends_link&sk=44d2cd726e896689cca7af4e837f0afa

I throw up a little bit in my mouth when I see AI generated pictures now. I miss the joy of being surprised and mesmerized by the creativity of people with artistic talent. Art isn't a burger. It's much too special to be dispensed at a fast-art drive-thru.

Maybe just me.

I'm looking forward to attending InfoQ Dev Summit in Boston in a couple weeks. I've filled up my schedule and am really excited to see @zakhav give his talk on Data Frames in #Java 👇
https://devsummit.infoq.com/presentation/boston2025/are-you-missing-data-frame-power-data-frames-java

My latest blog: Conversations I've had with Code

Enjoy! 🙏
https://donraab.medium.com/conversations-ive-had-with-code-583f0fd67363?source=friends_link&sk=2f42f8049ba177c38545d5cd0d1c6ce5

What do you see first? Was it the MutableSet type in the middle with 173 methods? Did you notice the 170 methods spread across the #Java types in yellow? Did you notice 42 of the methods in yellow types overlap w/ MutableSet? 🤔

MutableSet is a Set, and works w/ Stream et al. 👇
https://donraab.medium.com/categorizing-the-methods-of-set-types-in-eclipse-collections-d6d7d8dfe435?source=friends_link&sk=58d40507ccdc527163c314841952429e

This is the news we need right now:

American rock band R.E.M. remixes their old song Radio Free Europe, and rereleases it with all proceeds going to the actual Radio Free Europe, which Donald Trump is trying to shut down by cutting all funding.

News story about this rebel move:
https://youtu.be/FNy_hM0b_ro?si=bW4VANBJOqTGAPyO

Listen to the song on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/track/5jeQ6qxfi7nrDIP7WeBonZ?si=jQkDqppaRL-Uvg04C8BNVg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A3WUyr8kiPJQ8c7fYnDkm86

Dan Banay's #Smalltalk-80 "By the #Bluebook" implementation—tis a product of love!

https://github.com/dbanay/Smalltalk?tab=readme-ov-file

Have you recently thanked an open source project or developer whose contributions have helped you solve problems that you get paid to solve? Or did you thank ChatGPT instead? 🤔

Star a repo, like a blog or a post, leave a comment or review. The humans out there are actually appreciative. ❤️

Both hardback and paper versions of the book are now available online.

My latest blog: Divide and Conquer Feature-Rich APIs, Categorically!

A simple teaching strategy to help developers learn large APIs.

Enjoy! 🙏
https://donraab.medium.com/divide-and-conquer-feature-rich-apis-categorically-d29d5050d82d?source=friends_link&sk=f7e0d32bcd2280d42377f97ba156be29

For folks wanting a little teaser of what's on the inside, here's code example 179 in full color with syntax highlighting. Enjoy!

In ~24 hours, the hardback 📙 drops. Watch for blog update!

Bigger pages. Bigger fonts. Bigger pictures. Full color, w/ premium paper.

"Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game", the hardback version, stands on its own.

Thank you for waiting! Enjoy! 🙏

This has been bothering me. So I blogged. I miss a lot of folks from a few years ago, especially who started engaging online during the pandemic. Folks seemed more engaged in spaces. Maybe it's just me, old man yelling at internet. And yes, I touched grass today.🤷‍♂️
https://donraab.medium.com/the-quieting-of-the-quiet-ones-68be12b4895c?source=friends_link&sk=71fff46fa4ff9042c9a443d25a4e3b57

Don't panic! 😜
https://donraab.medium.com/smalltalk-isnt-dead-it-s-just-waiting-in-deep-thought-40bcf7c81f73?source=friends_link&sk=72985ac2d15c8bb56ab1ce0cd220c435

I found a new path waiting on my front porch when I went out for my bike ride today. Hardback version of the book should be available by end of April. The color print on the premium paper looks great in my proof copy.