The CodeRanch Journal July 2013
Howdy from everyone at the Ranch!
What's new?
We have a new forum on ArduinosWe've been quietly giving out cows in the forums for extraordinary posts and posters. Have you noticed them showing up? While only staff can give out cows, anyone can give another post a thumbs up.
Blogs and discussions
Tim Holloway blogged about his Raspberry PiMohammed Sanaulla blogged about Lambdas in Java 8I blogged about Eclipse KeplerWe had an extended discussion about how to answer the interview question of how you rate yourselfSome creative ways to write hello world
Book Promotions and Reviews
We have a whole bunch of book promotions coming up starting this week. See the
book promotion schedule to see how and where you can win a free book.
We've been lucky and have reviewed three books that received nine horseshoes lately.
Core Java, Advanced Features reviewed by Mohammed SanaullaPython Cookbook reviewed by meA Practical Approach to Large-Scale Agile Development reviewed by Junilu Lacar
Our first ever blogging contest
We had a contest where a panel of moderators choose the winning post from the
Blog Around the Campfire forum. As a bit of insight int o our process, we looked at the posts in that forum that had the most "likes."
And the winner was
. Drumroll please
Scott Shipp was on using an enum to build an
extensible Fizz Buzz solution.
Scott Shipp is a developer from Seattle, Washington usually found creating and maintaining
Java enterprise web applications. He blogs at code.scottshipp.com in an attempt to pass on useful and practical tips he has learned from the trenches of his day job. In his spare time, he is a husband and father, and enjoys writing, reading science fiction (Philip K. Dick especially), and playing guitar.
What our trailboss has been up to
It has been 90-100 degrees (30-40 Celsius) all week in NYC. Watering my plants essentially wastes
water as it evaporates so fast. It was an interesting day to read about
how raised garden beds can function without irrigation something Paul has been actively involved in.
Suggestions/Feedback
If you have any feedback about this edition or the Ranch journal in general,
then feel free to open a new
thread in our
Ranch Office forum
About the editor
Jeanne Boyarsky has been a member of
CodeRanch since 2003 and a moderator since 2004. She was involved in the original JForum migration and never stopped coding for the Ranch.
All this and much, much more on
javaranch.com.