Category Development

Java 8: New Date and Time API

With Java < 8, you would need to write something like: Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();cal.set(Calendar.HOUR, cal.get(Calendar.HOUR) + 2);vs. with Java 8: Readability: Calendar.getInstance() is not very well named: it is hard to tell which instance you are getting without reading…

Git : What is Git

Version control Let’s begin our exploration of Git, by gaining an understanding of what it is and what it can do for you. Git is software that keeps track of changes that you make to files and directories. And it’s…

Java Lambda Expressions

This post explores Oracle’s Java 8 specification for lambda expression , the syntax and use cases. Lambda expressions can be used as method arguments or to iterate, filter, and extract data from a collection.