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Java Cookbook

Java Cookbook

Solutions and Examples for Java Developers

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On May 19, 2014 Alex Soto wrote:
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MongoDB Applied Design Patterns

MongoDB Applied Design Patterns

Practical Use Cases with the Leading NoSQL Database

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On Mar 19, 2014 Alex Soto wrote:
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Version Control with Git

Version Control with Git

Powerful tools and techniques for collaborative software development

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On Feb 21, 2014 Alex Soto wrote:
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Java EE 7 Essentials

Java EE 7 Essentials

Enterprise Developer Handbook

Alex's rating: StarStarStarStarStar 5.0

On Jan 20, 2014 Alex Soto wrote: Move from Java EE 6 to Java EE 7
Java EE 7 Essentials is a really good book to get start with Java EE 7. The author gives a lot of information about Java EE in general and what are the additions of Java EE 7 in particular, accompanied by examples that clarify these new concepts. Full Review >

Test-Driven Infrastructure with Chef

Test-Driven Infrastructure with Chef

Bring Behavior-Driven Development to Infrastructure as Code

Alex's rating: StarStarStarStarStar 4.0

On Nov 18, 2013 Alex Soto wrote: Start testing your infrastruct right now
The book is very well written, and the author gives a clear description of the perils of not writing infrastructure tests, and how can they be avoided by writing tests, and he also gives us a list of tools to be used for that purpose, with a lot of examples on how to use them. Full Review >

Functional Programming for Java Developers

Functional Programming for Java Developers

Tools for Better Concurrency, Abstraction, and Agility

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On Oct 23, 2013 Alex Soto wrote: Too much simple and not going deep in FP
I started to read the book so curious and with the idea of learning a lot about how to integrate/run functional programming inside Java/JVM. Maybe because I expected too much, I have had a disappointment after reading the book. The author doesn't go too deeply in functional programming, and the examples doesn't show nothing new for an experienced developer, or aren't practical in real environment, for example I am pretty sure that nobody would implement the iteration of a list in a recursive way in Java, of course in other languages it has more sense. Full Review >

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