Donald Raab

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02 August 2026 11:14

When I hear that folks don't write code themselves anymore, I am sad for them and us. There is joy to be found in art, writing, math, and programming. Productivity is nice. Joy is life altering. We need to pass on the joy of programming to new generations. Why? donraab.medium.com/the-joy-of-p...

Donald Raab

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02 August 2026 11:14

#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...

Donald Raab

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02 August 2026 11:13

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.

Donald Raab

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23 July 2026 08:45

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...

Donald Raab

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26 June 2026 22:11

Blog: FizzBuzz in Smalltalk In this blog, I wrote FizzBuzz in Smalltalk. If you never programmed in a pure OO language, then this blog is a quick introduction which you can use to compare to Java or any other language you may have implemented FizzBuzz. Enjoy! 🙏 donraab.medium.com/fizzbuzz-in-...