Ian Darwin
Ian Darwin is a Java Champion who has done all kinds of development, from mainframe applications and desktop publishing applications for UNIX and Windows, to a desktop database application in Java, to healthcare apps in Java for Android. He’s the author of Java Cookbook and Android Cookbook (both from O’Reilly). He has also written a few courses and taught many at Learning Tree International.
Recent Blogs
Pseudorandom numbers in Java, Part 1: The background
Random and pseudorandom numbers are needed for everything from simulations to cryptography. Here’s how they work.
Pseudorandom numbers in Java, Part 2: Randomness with Java 17
When your applications need random numbers, you have several excellent algorithmic options.
Ten Java coding antipatterns to avoid: Worst practices #5 through #1
You should avoid these worst practices—and eliminate them when you maintain or refactor existing code.
Ten Java coding antipatterns to avoid: Worst practices #10 through #6
You should avoid these worst practices—and fix them when you maintain or refactor existing code.
Why is Java making so many things immutable?
As Java takes on more characteristics of a functional programming language, it’s carefully moving away from mutable objects.