When Only An Example Will Do
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Ever waded through seemingly useless JDK JavaDoc screaming "I know getBlah() returns a Blah but what do I actually do with one once I have it?! How do I use the swags of java.io classes? And what in the world would I ever want a StreamTokenizer for?
So maybe you're a smarty-wishbone-legs and know everything there is to know about using the JDK APIs but, there's always something new to learn.
Sometimes forums and newsgroups can be a great help but more often than not I don't feel like wading through 18 pages of discussion to find the answer. Sometimes I just want a succinct example.
Enter the Java Almanac. I've found it to be a good source of JDK examples. It generally seems to be pretty up-to-date with new examples added all the time and is a great starting point for developers who are new to Java and struggling to come to grips with the vast number of APIs.
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Java Almanac is my first step to solving any particular Java problem. If it's not in there, it usually means you're in for some painful investigation/experimentation.
Posted by: Jason Yip | May 27, 2004 07:58 PM
I agree. Java Almanac, just like Pete Freitag's javadocs.org site addresses developer problems that were often thought but never well expressed. Thank you for pointing this out, Simon.
Posted by: Ashish Shetty | May 28, 2004 12:33 AM