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Java Annotated Monthly – August 2026  - The JetBrains Blog

July gave the tech world plenty to talk about, from fresh releases and useful tutorials to Kotlin updates, AI experiments, and new ideas across the wider ecosystem. We packed the best of it into one i

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Dear @sharatchander.bsky.social. I finally upgraded my iPhone XS. I've taken hundreds of sunset photos at this lake on my old phone. I took this first sunset picture for you on my new phone. The first of many sunsets on the next leg of your #Java journey. You earned these flowers. 💐 Thank you! 🤗

Kid: What was it like when you were a kid grandpa? Grandpa: We typed code we read from magazines into a computer with a keyboard to learn how to program games. It was fun. Kid: What do all these words mean? (LLM): Nothing fun today. Grandpa: They mean that we failed you. Kid: Why? Grandpa: Yes. Why.

Huh. I've been a member of Stack Overflow for 14 years. Just opened the app and saw I earned another Yearling badge. I answered the question below 3 years ago. SO turns 18 this year. Thank you to those that have asked and answered questions all these years. 🙏 stackoverflow.com/questions/76...

#EclipseCollections is the FOSS collections library in #Java with Smalltalk-level productivity. The book, "Eclipse Collections Categorically", is available on Kindle Unlimited. There's a Kindle book offer in the blog below.👇 No FOMO. Get EC and ECC. Mark the date.🗓️ donraab.medium.com/level-up-you...

Level Up Your Programming Game with a Java Book and Smalltalk

A Java Book and the Smalltalk that helped it happen

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Be lazy. 🦥 Be light.💡 donraab.medium.com/measuring-th...

Measuring the Startup Memory Cost for Lazy Iteration Patterns in Java

The Memory Cost of Java Stream vs. Eclipse Collections LazyIterable

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I'm not at #JCrete this week, but I am thankful for having been there twice in the last decade. If you're at this amazing unconference this week, enjoy every minute, every session, every outing. Meet new #Java friends. Take some pictures. Share them in a blog. 🏖️👣🌞🌝 donraab.medium.com/my-first-and...

My First and Second JCrete Unconference Experiences

A blog eight years, five Java Dukes, and one Java Duchess in the making.

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We're forgetting lessons of the past, so I updated this blog with links to four blogs from Nikhil Nanivadekar that explain why the Map, Set, Bag, and Multimap types in #EclipseCollections are more memory-efficient than the alternatives available in standard #Java. donraab.medium.com/save-memory-...

Save Memory in Java by Making Memory Efficiency Your Top Priority

Leverage Java libraries and frameworks which focus on memory efficiency.

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We're forgetting lessons of the past, so I updated this blog with links to four blogs from Nikhil Nanivadekar that explain why the Map, Set, Bag, and Multimap types in #EclipseCollections are more memory-efficient than the alternatives available in standard #Java. donraab.medium.com/save-memory-...

Save Memory in Java by Making Memory Efficiency Your Top Priority

Leverage Java libraries and frameworks which focus on memory efficiency.

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Blog: Level Up Your Programming Game with a #Java book and #Smalltalk. In 25 years, I'll look back at this blog and smile. Smalltalk-76 will be 75 years old. My book will be 26 years old. How we code may change, but our coding history will not. Write. Remember. 🙏 donraab.medium.com/level-up-you...

Level Up Your Programming Game with a Java Book and Smalltalk

A Java Book and the Smalltalk that helped it happen

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Blog: Level Up Your Programming Game with a #Java book and #Smalltalk. In 25 years, I'll look back at this blog and smile. Smalltalk-76 will be 75 years old. My book will be 26 years old. How we code may change, but our coding history will not. Write. Remember. 🙏 donraab.medium.com/level-up-you...

Level Up Your Programming Game with a Java Book and Smalltalk

A Java Book and the Smalltalk that helped it happen

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I attended a special preview showing of the Java Documentary, along with a panel session and reunion. Here are some notes on the event. stuartmarks.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/t... #java

The Official Java Documentary

The official Java documentary, Write Once Run Forever, was released to the public today! I’m not interviewed in the film, but there’s a still photo of me at 1:06:58. There’s also …

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When I see a problem in #Java, I don't jump ship and move to another language. I blog. I explain. I propose alternatives. I advocate for a solution. When I believe in something, I am persistent. See something. Say something. Prove something. Do something. donraab.medium.com/traveling-th...

Traveling the road from Idea all the way to OpenJDK

See something. Say something. Prove something. Do something.

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Read a great blog from @smarks.bsky.social, which reminded me to watch "The Java Story" on my big screen. stuartmarks.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/t.... So good! Well done! 15 years ago I met some the folks in this story for the first time at JVMLS 2011. Proud to be part of the #Java community. 🙏👏

"I feel like we're closer than ever to seeing some major changes in the language from Valhalla... I’m glad that we didn't wait for it for #EclipseCollections. I’m excited to see if it will help us reduce the number of interfaces and classes we have to support."🙏 blog.stackademic.com/what-are-you...

What are you wishing or waiting for in Java?

Java grants new wishes every six months in feature releases.

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I wrote "A Brush-Cut World" before I could vote. I took the pictures in Washington D.C. years later. donraab.medium.com/a-brush-cut-...

A Brush-Cut World

A poem about politics written in 1989

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What inspires you?

What are you drinking today? #TheCoffeeClub #BrewedAwakening

I am old enough to remember when we would recommend that developers learn a new programming language every year. Does anyone recommend that anymore?

Out of 77 programs on Duke's Corner, this one here is still #1.

Donald Raab@thedonraab.bsky.social · 4w ago

OH: Limited, tapped resources. The side effect of GenAI PRs on open source projects. 😰 Reminded me of the podcast below. 👇 Thank you @grisanzio.bsky.social for chatting with me before my book was published. 🙏 oraclegroundbreakers.libsyn.com/donald-raab-...

When a library meets a language where it has optimized for statelessness, nice things can happen. It's good to have nice things. We should have more nice things. donraab.medium.com/fat-free-lam...

“Fat-Free” Lambdas in Java

From static anonymous inner classes to lambdas and method references.

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My latest blog: Level Up Your Programming Game with a Java Book and Smalltalk Learn how Smalltalk inspired the #EclipseCollections Java library, and the book "Eclipse Collections Categorically." You'll also find links to 19 Smalltalk blogs I've written. Enjoy! 🙏 donraab.medium.com/level-up-you...

Level Up Your Programming Game with a Java Book and Smalltalk

A Java Book and the Smalltalk that helped it happen

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OH: Limited, tapped resources. The side effect of GenAI PRs on open source projects. 😰 Reminded me of the podcast below. 👇 Thank you @grisanzio.bsky.social for chatting with me before my book was published. 🙏 oraclegroundbreakers.libsyn.com/donald-raab-...

Duke's Corner: Donald Raab: Unlimited, Untapped Resources

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Donald Raab, a Java Champion, the founder of the Eclipse Collections project, and a perfectionist who always seeks the best quality code. The con...

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I had a falling out with sunsets for a few weeks. I switched to sunrises while on vacation. This evening on my bike ride, we mended fences. The sun peeked through the clouds to say hi. I took out my phone and said hi back. The fence just sat there as usual. All is good.

Amazing Smalltalk-76 demo. 1976!?! Same year as USA 200th anniversary. Where are we after USA 250th? Smart driven people given space and funding in the 1900s to propel humanity forward to galactic possibilities. Glad to have used commercialized Smalltalk in 1990s. 🙏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqKy...

Yesterday's Computer of Tomorrow: The Xerox Alto │Smalltalk-76 Demo

YouTube video by Computer History Museum

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Good books in good company. There's a lot of wisdom just in this small section of my book case.

I enjoy teaching and helping folks improve their programming and design skills. I do this for free in blogs & talks. You can buy my book to learn more. Once in a while I get to offer a Kindle copy of my book for free. You have <24 hours. Good luck and enjoy! 🙏 👇 donraab.medium.com/level-up-you...

Level Up Your Programming Game with a Java Book and Smalltalk

A limited-time free offer and the Smalltalk that made it happen

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WIIFY? ECC covers the RichIterable API in #EclipseCollections. The RichIterableTestCase in EC found a regression in JDK 27 EA which I reported. EC's JDK 27 EA build failed on every PR for weeks to verify the fix. bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8... OpenJDK Quality Outreach at work. You're welcome! 🙏

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Happy 4th! 🎆 The print versions of "Eclipse Collections Categorically" are on sale in Amazon US mkt today. *On 2026-7-5* Get a FREE copy of the Kindle version of the book. No need for a Kindle device. Install Kindle App on the platform you prefer. Happy 250th USA! 🎉🙏 www.amazon.com/Eclipse-Coll...

Happy 4th! 🎆 The print versions of "Eclipse Collections Categorically" are on sale in Amazon US mkt today. *On 2026-7-5* Get a FREE copy of the Kindle version of the book. No need for a Kindle device. Install Kindle App on the platform you prefer. Happy 250th USA! 🎉🙏 www.amazon.com/Eclipse-Coll...

Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game

Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game [Raab, Donald] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game

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Eclipse Collections Categorically hardcover and paperback versions are on sale in the Amazon US marketplace right now. If you've been waiting for the hardcover edition to be on sale so you can get a copy, now is your chance! 🙏 www.amazon.com/Eclipse-Coll...

Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game

Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game [Raab, Donald] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game

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