Day #9: Building Better: From Queue to Quality 🏗️✨
Today marked a significant shift in our development approach, moving from basic implementations to professional-grade project structure and testing practices. The code changes from this session can be found here. Day 9 Summary Overview Implemented a generic queue data structure while establishing professional development practices through proper build system setup and testing methodology. Environment & Tools Set up Maven build system Configured JUnit 5 for testing Established proper project structure Added Git ignore patterns for Maven Concepts Covered Queue Implementation Generic type parameters Linked list-based structure Basic queue operations (enqueue/dequeue) Null handling and edge cases Modern Java Features Generic type implementation Iterator pattern Stream API integration Interface implementations (Iterable, Streamable) Professional Development Maven project configuration Dependency management JUnit test organization Clean project structure Testing Practices Test lifecycle management (@BeforeEach) Clear test naming conventions Comprehensive test cases Edge case coverage Implementation Progress Created SimpleQueue implementation Added queue operations Implemented iteration support Integrated stream capabilities Established comprehensive test suite Key Takeaways Professional project structure importance Value of proper testing methodology Build system benefits Clean separation of concerns Iterative development approach Next Steps Ready to explore: ...