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<p>In this episode, we&#8217;re talking about lessons learned and the lessons we still need to learn. Also, Michael shares some anti-monetization strategies, Allen wins by default, and Joe keeps it real 59/60 days a year!</p>



<p>The full show notes for this episode are available at <a href="https://www.codingblocks.net/episode212" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.codingblocks.net/episode212">https://www.codingblocks.net/episode212</a>.</p>



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<h1 class="wp-block-heading">News</h1>



<ul>
<li>Thanks for the review rioredwards!</li>



<li>Want to help us out? Leave a review! (<a href="https://www.codingblocks.net/leave-a-review-for-coding-blocks/">/reviews</a>)</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Exceptions vs Errors in Java</h2>



<ul>
<li>Exceptions: Unwanted or unexpected events
<ul>
<li>NullPointerException</li>



<li>IntegerOverflowException</li>



<li>IllegalArgumentException</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>Errors: Serious problems that you should try not to catch &#8211; generally no recovery
<ul>
<li>OutOfMemoryError</li>



<li>StackOverflowError</li>



<li>NoClassDefFoundError</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>What happens if your code runs in a background thread?
<ul>
<li>Thread gets terminated, but the application keeps running</li>



<li>Resources are released, dependent threads are terminated</li>



<li>It&#8217;s up to the owner of the thread to handle the situation</li>



<li>The best practice is to attempt to handle these situations by validating at startup</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Question from Twitter: (thanks jvilaverde!)</h1>



<p>How do you guys keep up with your data sources?</p>



<ul>
<li>Coding Blocks Slack (<a href="/slack">/slack</a>)</li>



<li>Hacker News</li>
</ul>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading">StackOverflow Survey (thanks mikerg!)</h1>



<ul>
<li>70% of all respondents are using or are planning to use AI tools in their development process this year</li>



<li>82% of people learning to code plan to use AI</li>



<li>30% don&#8217;t plan on it</li>



<li>40% of devs trust the accuracy of AI</li>



<li>Highest paid languages? Zig, Erlang, RB, Scala, Lisp, F#</li>



<li>Lowest paid? Dart, MATLAB, PHP, Visual Basic, Delphi</li>



<li>Warning: remember the audience!</li>



<li>Web Frameworks: React 40% Angular 17%, Vue 16%</li>



<li>Other frameworks: .NET, NumPy, Pandas</li>



<li>What does this tell you about the demographics?</li>



<li>Docker 51%, Kubernetes 20% </li>
</ul>


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<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Resources We Like</h1>



<ul>
<li>StackOverflow 2023 Survey Results (<a href="https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/">survey.stackoverflow.com</a>)</li>



<li>We <3 Kubernetes (<a href="https://www.codingblocks.net/episode147">episode 147</a>)</li>



<li>Is Kubernetes Programming? (<a href="https://www.codingblocks.net/episode141">episode 141</a>)</li>



<li>Chik-Fil-A A Kubernetes Success Story (<a href="https://www.appvia.io/blog/chick-fil-a-kubernetes-success-story/">appvia.io</a>)</li>



<li>How to write amazing unit tests (<a href="https://www.codingblocks.net/podcast/how-to-write-amazing-unit-tests/">episode 54</a>)</li>



<li>Zig Language (<a href="https://ziglang.org/">ziglang.org</a>)</li>



<li>Unit Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns: Effective testing styles, patterns, and reliable automation for unit testing, mocking, and integration testing with examples in C# (<a href="https://amzn.to/3qDnu3P">Amazon</a>)</li>
</ul>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Tip of the Week</h1>



<ul>
<li>Want some help staying focused? There are ways to block apps and websites on a schedule. Let us know if you have any recommendations! (<a href="https://reviewed.usatoday.com/smartphones/features/10-apps-that-block-social-media-so-you-can-stay-focused-and-be-more-productive">reviewed.usatoday.com</a>)</li>



<li>Is all of the Reddit drama getting in the way of your programming humor? Check out this website to get your jollies without supporting &#8220;The System&#8221;. (<a href="https://programmerhumor.io/">programmerhumor.io</a>)</li>



<li>Thinking about building a new computer? These tools have made it easier than ever, and maybe even fun?
<ul>
<li>PC Part Picker (<a href="https://pcpartpicker.com/">pcpartpicker.com</a>)</li>



<li>PC Building Simulator (<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/621060/PC_Building_Simulator/">steam</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>What if you want to direct output to stdout AND also redirect to a file? Have your cake and eat it too with &#8220;tee&#8221;. (<a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/tee-command-linux-example/">geeksforgeeks.org</a>)</li>



<li>Want an easy way to run your script files in VS Code? No muss, no fuss? Check out Code Runner (<a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=formulahendry.code-runner">marketplace.visualstudio.com</a>)</li>
</ul>



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