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Java Through the Ages: A Historical Overview

Java Through the Ages: A Historical Overview

Java is one of the most popular and influential languages in the world. Its dominance in the industry can be attributed to many reasons including platform independence, a rich standard library, enterprise adoption, and a strong community that works towards its continuous improvement. In my own software engineering journey, it

SOLID: 5 Principles of Software Design

SOLID: 5 Principles of Software Design

Back in 2000, Robert C. Martin put out a paper Design Principles and Design Patterns to explain proper software architecture at the module level. This eventually led to the coining of the acronym SOLID which summarizes 5 key principles in object-oriented software development: the single responsibility principle, open-closed principle, Liskov

The 4 Principles of Object-Oriented Programming (A.P.I.E)

The 4 Principles of Object-Oriented Programming (A.P.I.E)

My roommate and I were recently talking about what a good technical interview for a new grad would consist of. Based on our work experience, we were trying to come up with the principles that interviewees should be comfortable with. One concept that I think is important for all software

What is the difference between a Toolkit, a Framework, and a Library?

What is the difference between a Toolkit, a Framework, and a Library?

This week I was reading the first chapter of “Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software” (I’ll refer to it from now on as “The DP Book”). While reading this chapter, I came across the terms "toolkit" and "framework". These were terms I’d always