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And my early birthday gift has arrived: Eclipse Collections Categorically by @TheDonRaab. And yes, it’s that big and in colour. Beautiful print, and it smells like a brand-new hardcover book (because it is). Pure 🤓 joy!

#Java #Book #Collections #EclipseCollections #EarlyBirthdayGift #BookJoy

Donald Raab Jun 6

While I don't know how many #Java developers use #EclipseCollections, I do know that EVERY #Java developer benefits from Eclipse Collections (EC), because it is an active member of the OpenJDK Quality Outreach Program. EC reports issues it finds 👇 during its Early Access OpenJDK testing. 👍
https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8309882

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Donald Raab Jun 4

#EclipseCollections 12.0 is in release review @EclipseFdn. Eclipse Collections Categorically (ECC) matte hardcover version (center👇) is up for pre-order on Barnes & Noble and will be GA on June 15. The Amazon Kindle version of ECC will be online on June 30.

#Java forecast this summer is 🌞🏖️☕

Donald Raab Apr 5

The #EclipseCollections repo on GitHub recently passed 2,500 stars. The project marks 10 years at the @EclipseFdn this year. 250 stars per year is modest, but steady growth. Thank you to everyone who has starred the repo, and congrats to the contributors and committers! 🙏 🎉
https://github.com/eclipse-collections/eclipse-collections

Donald Raab Mar 19

The day is finally here. I got copies of my new book, while I am out at #JavaOne2025. 🥳

📙 Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game

It only took me 21 years to write. Feels like yesterday when I created #EclipseCollections. Enjoy! 🙏👇
https://donraab.medium.com/book-eclipse-collections-categorically-37591b2135f5?source=friends_link&sk=03cc75fec4052e377444ede49d6c55b2

Book: Eclipse Collections Categorically | Medium

Eclipse Collections Categorically is now available in paperback (color) as of March 16th, 2025.

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Donald Raab Dec 26, 2024

My Latest Blog: The Hidden Treasures of Eclipse Collections Collection

Covers a series of articles written by #EclipseCollections project lead Nikhil Nanivadekar over the past seven years. Enjoy!

https://donraab.medium.com/the-hidden-treasures-of-eclipse-collections-collection-f00e3a058055?source=friends_link&sk=68ce54df7f32a73f8f1f56cbff07c286

The Hidden Treasures of Eclipse Collections | Medium

The Hidden Treasures of Eclipse Collections Collection

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Donald Raab Dec 12, 2024

A simple Multimap and equivalent Map example I wrote today. I hope these examples will help anyone unfamiliar with the differences between these two types. The implementations of groupBy in #EclipseCollections or groupingBy in #Java, should be conceptually similar, but perhaps more obfuscated.

Donald Raab Dec 8, 2024

I created two mind maps this week, to fully explore the package design of
#EclipseCollections. I wrote a blog six years ago that that showed a partial view of the packages. I was able to organize the mind maps in an order that made more sense to me. It reminded me why I continue to love mind maps. 🙏

Donald Raab Dec 6, 2024

Only one more year to go on my five year wish list. #EclipseCollections will be at the @EclipseFdn for a decade next year. When I wrote this blog, five years seemed like a long time. 💾 Thanks to the EC contributors who granted some of my wishes so far! 🙏
https://donraab.medium.com/the-next-5-years-for-eclipse-collections-a1f3ce896c2c?source=friends_link&sk=9c250b7bcfc76635e2fe4bc568342d4f

The next 5 years for Eclipse Collections | Medium

Eclipse Collections has existed as an open source project on GitHub since 2012 and has been a project at the Eclipse Foundation since 2015.

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Donald Raab Dec 4, 2024

Next year when #Java turns 30, #EclipseCollections will be 21 years old. I was only a few years older than Java will be next year when I started working on the library. 😲

I wrote this blog last December to capture some of my memories of the journey. 🙏
https://donraab.medium.com/memories-of-twenty-years-of-eclipse-collections-development-ddd545969dcf?source=friends_link&sk=d2ca4a6d44e3fb8ef45bd41951bb68d4

Twenty Years of Eclipse Collections Development | Medium

The open source Eclipse Collections Java library had humble beginnings solving memory problems in a Java application I was working on in 2004. I lived and worked in London, along with my wife and…

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