Java keyword list abstract continue for new switch assert default goto * package synchronized boolean do if private this break double implements protected throw byte else import public throws case enum instanceof return transient catch extends int short try char final interface static void class finally long strictfp volatile const * float native super while Keyword marked with an asterisk (*) are keywords that, although valid, are not used by programmers. This is the last chapter of the Java Keyword series. This is probably the keyword I have used the least. In my 20 year career as a software developer, I have used this keyword once, and that was to make some addition to legacy code. The keyword native is a method modifier . Basically, it is a keyword that can only be applied to methods. According to the Java Language Specification (JLS), A method that is native is implemented i...
I am not a professional blogger; far from it. What I am is a man who was fortunate enough to find something he was REALLY passionate about and was able to do it for a living. It sounds really, really corny. But, that is the truth. My journey wasn't without obstacles. Along the way, I lost sight of that passion and my dream of doing something I love for a living was delay. And, many years later, here I am. Better late than never.
I discovered the field of Software Engineering and Computer Science in the early 90's while serving in the United States Army. One of my soldiers was given a directive to work on fixing the software on a prototype system my unit just gotten. As a supervisor, I felt it was important to gain factual knowledge of what this soldier was doing so I could evaluate his performance fairly. I starting sitting down with him to obtain this knowledge and I was blown away by the world of software. It was then when I decided I wanted to do that for a living.
I let many things getting in the way of my goals, it wasn't until 12 years later before I graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Computer Engineering. Then a Masters in Software Engineering. Now, doctoral studies are in a hiatus. Teaching and working takes too much of my time (Am I letting things get in the way again?). Even if I never finish my PhD, I have another passion: teaching. I currently teach part-time at Texas Wesleyan University. I have been doing this since 2008. But, just recently, I thought I need to do more.
I just started a YouTube channel (https://goo.gl/UtA0Ml), and decided to give blogging another chance (I have written about 3 more blogs under my personal Blogger account). I would like to reach kids that might have a curiosity about Computer Science. I want the younger generation to know how really cool and "kick-ass" this field really is. I think Computer Science in general often get a bad reputation for being "boring" mostly because some of us tend to be a bit socially-challenged.
What I hope to accomplish with this blog is to write about my experiences as an educator and professional software developer in order to educate other in proper software development techniques. Since I am not perfect, I hope that you leave me constructive feedback, positive or negative, so that I could get better at blogging and also so that I could provide a better service to those who might decide to stop by my blog hoping to learn and improve themselves in this ever-changing world of software.
I discovered the field of Software Engineering and Computer Science in the early 90's while serving in the United States Army. One of my soldiers was given a directive to work on fixing the software on a prototype system my unit just gotten. As a supervisor, I felt it was important to gain factual knowledge of what this soldier was doing so I could evaluate his performance fairly. I starting sitting down with him to obtain this knowledge and I was blown away by the world of software. It was then when I decided I wanted to do that for a living.
I let many things getting in the way of my goals, it wasn't until 12 years later before I graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Computer Engineering. Then a Masters in Software Engineering. Now, doctoral studies are in a hiatus. Teaching and working takes too much of my time (Am I letting things get in the way again?). Even if I never finish my PhD, I have another passion: teaching. I currently teach part-time at Texas Wesleyan University. I have been doing this since 2008. But, just recently, I thought I need to do more.
I just started a YouTube channel (https://goo.gl/UtA0Ml), and decided to give blogging another chance (I have written about 3 more blogs under my personal Blogger account). I would like to reach kids that might have a curiosity about Computer Science. I want the younger generation to know how really cool and "kick-ass" this field really is. I think Computer Science in general often get a bad reputation for being "boring" mostly because some of us tend to be a bit socially-challenged.
What I hope to accomplish with this blog is to write about my experiences as an educator and professional software developer in order to educate other in proper software development techniques. Since I am not perfect, I hope that you leave me constructive feedback, positive or negative, so that I could get better at blogging and also so that I could provide a better service to those who might decide to stop by my blog hoping to learn and improve themselves in this ever-changing world of software.
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