T h e . C o d e R a n c h . J o u r n a l
October 2015 Edition
Howdy from all the
CodeRanch staff, and welcome to the October edition of the journal.
I n t e r e s t i n g . C o d e R a n c h . F o r u m . P o s t s
Read the basics, best practices, and expert opinion on test-driven development: https://coderanch.com/t/655695/java/java/TDD-simple-calculator
What are the possible ways to simplify null-checks and if-else conditions in Java 8? See here: https://coderanch.com/t/656528/java/java/Alternatives-null-checks-statements
Here is the best explanation ever about Lambdas: https://coderanch.com/t/655376/java/java/Thinking-Lambdas
Ever thought of how tricky the operator precedence could be? Find it out here: https://coderanch.com/t/656636/ocajp/certification/logical-operator-precedence
And finally, what are some good psychological thriller movies? https://coderanch.com/t/651198/md/Good-psychological-thrillers
B o o k . P r o m o t i o n s . & . W i n n e r s
There's a book promotion just about every week at
CodeRanch. Just ask a question in the appropriate forum and you're eligible to win a copy of the book.
https://coderanch.com/how-to/java/BookPromotions
Our recent book promotions and their winners can be found below:
Java DB Connections & Transactions - https://coderanch.com/t/656712/JDBC/databases/Winners-Java-DB-Connections-Transactions
Mastering Lambdas - https://coderanch.com/t/655602/java/java/Winners-Mastering-Lambdas
OCP Java SE 7 Programmer II Certification Guide - https://coderanch.com/t/655880/java-programmer-SCJP/certification/Winners-OCP-Java-SE-Programmer
Scala Puzzlers - https://coderanch.com/t/654805/Scala/Winners-Scala-Puzzlers
B o o k . a n d . R e v i e w s
We have several forums dedicated to talk about books. Here are some interesting reviews and recommendation from the
CodeRanch staff:
Book of the moment - https://coderanch.com/t/654262/Bunkhouse-Lounge/Book-Moment-Mindset-Psychology-Success
The Nature of Software Development: Keep It Simple, Make It Valuable, Build It Piece by Piece - https://coderanch.com/t/653346/Book-Reviews/Nature-Software-Development-Simple-Valuable
Murach's Beginning Java with NetBeans - https://coderanch.com/t/653612/books/Murach-Beginning-Java-NetBeans-Paperback
T h i s . M o n t h ' s . E d i t o r
Devaka Cooray (
https://coderanch.com/u/178015/Devaka-Cooray) started programming with Pascal and BASIC languages when he was 13, and he has been coding with Java since 2003. He has been a member of
CodeRanch since 2008 and a staffer since 2010.
S u g g e s t i o n s / F e e d b a c k
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