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This story is about a game developer named Yuri Sharoiko. Before entering IT, he worked in law enforcement and provided security for a bank. He soon became bored by this work and recalled a hobby from his younger days: computer...

What is toUpperCase() Method? “The toUpperCase() method in Java returns the input content in ALL CAPS.” Java provides you with a simple, easy to use and quite helpful function to convert any text, characters or strings in ALL-CAPS. There are a lot of times...

Hi everyone! Today we’ve released the new version of our plugin, and here’s a piece of helpful information about it. If you use IntelliJ IDEA 2021.1 there might be some issues with updating our plugin. We advise you to open the “Downloads” tab in your profile, click on “Download the IntelliJ IDEA plugin”...

What is a “byte”? 8 bits (bit is the smallest unit of data containing at most 2 logical states, normally 0 and 1) combine to make a single unit of addressable memory, called a “Byte”. Here’s a theoretical representation of what a byte normally looks like...

Being one of the largest online Java programming courses with over 0.5 mln registered users, we at CodeGym are dedicated to helping all our students to get the maximum benefit out of learning on our platform. And even though the CodeGym course was designed to be as engaging and fun...

Hi, guys and gals! Without understanding the basic concepts, it is quite difficult to delve into frameworks and approaches to building functionality. So today we will talk about one such concept — AOP, aka aspect-oriented programming. This topic isn't easy and is rarely used directly, but many...

As the technology industry is racing forward and requires increasingly larger numbers of qualified software developers, this profession also gets more accessible for everyone who wants to learn programming and enjoy the benefits...

What is a Package in Java? “A group of related classes, can be put together to form a package in Java.” In simple words, we can understand a package as a group of classes performing functions that are in harmony / related or aligned with each other...

As they say, it's a poor soldier that never wants to become a general. Many professional software developers see themselves founding a tech startup one day that will become a big success, making them rich and powerful...

How to find min() of two numbers in Java? Java provides a system library known as “java.lang.Math” for extensive handy operations. From trigonometry to logarithmic functions, you can find min/max or even absolute of a number using the methods provided by this library due to its diverse functionalities...

As online education is getting more accessible and the demand for tech skills on the job market is increasingly growing, more and more people around the globe are using online learning courses such as CodeGym to master...

It is a common opinion in the tech industry that for a Junior developer, finding a job and getting first several years of experience as a full-time developer often is a challenge. And it is mostly true. If we are talking about companies in the tech...