How to Order Versioned File Names Semantically in Java

In most cases, natural sorting by sorting lexicographically is useful as a default in Java. This includes sorting file names, which are sorted lexicographically as well. However, when we have version numbers in our files (such as a set of SQL migration scripts), then we prefer the files to be sorted in a more intuitive … Continue reading How to Order Versioned File Names Semantically in Java

Java 8 Friday Goodies: Lambdas and Sorting

At Data Geekery, we love Java. And as we're really into jOOQ's fluent API and query DSL, we're absolutely thrilled about what Java 8 will bring to our ecosystem. We have blogged a couple of times about some nice Java 8 goodies, and now we feel it's time to start a new blog series, the... … Continue reading Java 8 Friday Goodies: Lambdas and Sorting