T h e . C o d e R a n c h . J o u r n a l
February 2016 Edition
Howdy from all the
CodeRanch staff, and welcome to the February edition of the Journal.
W H A T ' S N E W?
We are upgrading all of our email management stuff. So please have a look and make sure everything is correctly set for you. If you spot some irregularities, weirdness or just have some doubts, please let us know by posting in the Ranch Office so we can check on it. Thanks for your friendly cooperation!We are also very happy to announce the Book Review Grid! This awesome feature provides a nice overview of all book reviews, including title, authors, reviewer and given score. Check it out at https://coderanch.com/t/661186/books/Book-Review-Grid
N e w s . F r o m . T h e . R a n c h
The Ranch welcomes new Bartenders! See who has joined the Bartender's group at
https://coderanch.com/t/661240/Ranch-Office/newest-bartenders
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
Brian and Chris select records containing duplicate word values disregarding order/position using nothing but SQL; color me impressed. See it at https://coderanch.com/t/661393/JDBC/databases/Select-record-duplicate-word-valuesLearn how to sort strings from longest to smallest in length at https://coderanch.com/t/661751/java/java/Sorting-Strings-comparatorThe creator (Devaka Cooray, one of our Marshals) of the popular (and free) OCPJP simulator ExamLab has created an OCPJP Online Training Course too. More information at https://coderanch.com/t/661425/java-programmer-OCPJP/certification/OCPJP-online-trainingClear all your doubts about the order of evaluation with logical operators at https://coderanch.com/t/661536/ocajp/certification/Order-evaluation-logical-operatorsAnd maybe you can share some suggestions about the new look and feel at https://coderanch.com/t/661625/Ranch-Office/Suggestions-feel-official
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 (or software) 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/t/660317/Wiki/Book-Promotions
Our recent book promotions and their winners can be found below:
Murach's Android Programming - https://coderanch.com/t/661159/Android/Mobile/Winners-Murach-Android-ProgrammingSpring Boot in Action - https://coderanch.com/t/661443/Spring/Winners-Spring-Boot-ActionHibernate Performance Tuning Online Training - https://coderanch.com/t/661444/ORM/databases/Winners-Hibernate-Performance-Tuning-OnlineSoft Skills: The software developer's life manual - https://coderanch.com/t/661756/Jobs/careers/Winners-Soft-Skills-software-developerClojure in Action - https://coderanch.com/t/661995/clojure/Winners-Clojure-Action
Some upcoming ones are:
Amazon Web Services in ActionThe Scrum Field GuideLearn the Truth about Agile vs WaterfallMastering Agile Project Management for Project ManagersAgile Principles: Understanding Agile at a Deeper LevelCore Java: Volume I
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:
Murach’s MySQL by Joel Murach - 10 horseshoes - https://coderanch.com/t/660942/books/Murach-MySQL-Joel-MurachMy Digital Photography for Seniors by Jason Rich - 7 horseshoes - https://coderanch.com/t/661507/books/Digital-Photography-Seniors-Jason-RichMicrosoft Office 2016 Step by Step by Joan Lambert and Curtis Frye - 9 horseshoes - https://coderanch.com/t/661506/books/Microsoft-Office-Step-Step-JoanThe Scrum Field Guide: Agile Advice for Your First Year and Beyond (2nd Edition) by Mitch Lacey - 10 horseshoes - https://coderanch.com/t/661505/books/Scrum-Field-Guide-Agile-AdviceMurach’s Java Programming by Joel Murach - 7 horseshoes - https://coderanch.com/t/660986/books/Murach-Java-Programming-Joel-Murach
T h e . M o o s e . o n . S o c i a l
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T h i s . M o n t h ' s . E d i t o r
Roel De Nijs (
https://coderanch.com/u/77052/Roel-De-Nijs) has been a member of
CodeRanch since 2004 and a moderator since 2010. The past few years he is working as a freelance Senior Java Developer for various companies. When he is not writing software professionally, you can usually find him around the forums with his shiny Sheriff badge and cowboy hat.
S u g g e s t i o n s / F e e d b a c k
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https://coderanch.com/forums/f-10/Ranch-Office
J o u r n a l . A r c h i v e
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https://coderanch.com/t/660078/Wiki/Java-Ranch-Journal