August2012 Journal

The CodeRanch Journal August 2012

Howdy from everyone at the Ranch!

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Interesting CodeRanch Forum Posts

Are you new to Java and need tips on how to start?? Then rush to the thread New to Java Programming

Ever thought JVM as an OS instead of an VM??

Read ranchers stance on Why IOException is not an Error

The popular question resurfaces Why String class is immutable?

Share your views on Curiosity's landing with our ranchers

Interesting Staff Blogs

Jeanne blogs on getting started with the all new Chromebook - Part-1 , Part-2 and Part-3

Book Promotions

Do you know you can win a free book almost every week by just asking a question? Read more on Book Promotions at CodeRanch and check the gross list of the lucky winners

Past book promos:

Management in India by Rahul Goyal

Programming in Go by Mark Summerfield

Java EE 6 Cookbook for Securing, Tuning, and Extending Enterprise Applications by Mick Knutson

Ongoing book promo - Sunshine On Java: Secure Web Applications With Code Examples by Natalie "Sunny" Wear (Aug 27th - Aug 30th)

Upcoming book promo - Introduction to BPMN 2 by Jim Arlow

Staff book reviews

Sunshine On Java: Secure Web Applications With Code Examples by Natalie "Sunny" Wear

The Well-Grounded Java Developer: Vital techniques of Java 7 and polyglot programming by Benjamin J Evans, Martijn Verburg

Python for Data Analysis by Wes McKinney

The Quick Python Book, Second Edition by Vern Ceder

RESTful Web Services Cookbook: Solutions for Improving Scalability and Simplicity by Subbu Allamaraju

News from the Ranch

The Ranch welcomes new bartenders!

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Your editor this month: John Jai, is a software developer and lives in Chennai, India.

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