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Assembling a mock exam

I like assembling the mock exams. I find it relaxing. I got a question yesterday about my process so writing it down Question generation Scott and I meet and decide how many mock questions will cover the material for each … Continue reading →Assembling a mock exam was first posted on July 8, 2020 at 8:48 pm.
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speaking online – presentation vs panel

I’ve been declining most speaking opportunities from home. I find it a lot harder and more tiring to speak when I can’t see anyone in the audience. It’s stressful enough being at home so much without adding more voluntary stress! … Continue reading →speaking online – presentation vs panel was first posted on July 4, 2020 at 9:17 am.
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java is smart – using var

I was working on some code and seeing how many local variables I could substitute with var. I was a little surprised to learn that the below compiles. It makes sense to me that mags is good because the type … Continue reading →java is smart – using var was first posted on June 18, 2020 at 6:50 am.
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The Importance of Knowing Your Language – Micro Edition

I was reading about “fast” vs “slow” programmers and came across the assertion that there’s no such thing as fast or slow programmers given the same coding activity. And that being able to find an example of the same/similar problem. … Continue reading →The Importance of Knowing Your Language – Micro Edition was first posted on June 10, 2020 at 9:26 pm.
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Java for new Programmers

Today was a great session about Java in education From Oracle Alice – a block based language with Java constructs Greenfoot – also for kids learning games in Java Oracle’s Education in Java page Resources from Ken Fogel’s talk Sample … Continue reading →Java for new Programmers was first posted on June 9, 2020 at 8:33 pm.
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Our new Java 11 book comes out next month!

Many of our readers have been asking when our next book is coming out for the OCP Java 11 Programmer II 1Z0-816 Exam. Given the worldwide pandemic, it did not launch when we expected it to, but we have good … Continue reading →Our new Java 11 book comes out next month! was first posted on June 1, 2020 at 8:10 pm.
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eleven weeks of being at home + feelings update

On March 22nd, I blogged about being at home for over a week. I posted an update about two weeks later. Communicating about how doing As an update on the original topic, I talked about how I was doing (poorly) … Continue reading →eleven weeks of being at home + feelings update was first posted on May 24, 2020 at 10:42 pm.
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My Java Journey

A lot of people are posting about their Java Journey in honor of Java’s 25th birthday today. My turn! (My CV is at jeanneboyarsky.com). This blog post is about the journey and memories 1999: Getting started As a high school … Continue reading →My Java Journey was first posted on May 23, 2020 at 1:01 pm.
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searching lessons

The 694 FIRST robotics team is doing history webcasts. During today’s Joe and Seth were talking about how there used to be a “Looking Forward” post where 694 was listed as a favorite for the Hartford competition for the first … Continue reading →searching lessons was first posted on May 22, 2020 at 5:23 pm.
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virtual scavenger hunt

Today at work, my team did a virtual scavenger hunt. I got the idea online, but I don’t remember where. What we did Make the list I had everyone post in the group chat one item to find. (I did … Continue reading →virtual scavenger hunt was first posted on April 15, 2020 at 8:36 pm.
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