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Author: TheComputationalCore

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-# 🚀 Java Advanced: Stream API, Lambda & Date Handling 
+# 🚀 Java Advanced: Stream API, Lambda & Date Handling
 
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@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ This repository contains **advanced Java programs** demonstrating:
 - ✔ Lambda Expressions  
 - ✔ `java.time` Date and Time Handling  
 - ✔ Functional Processing  
-- ✔ Real-world transformations & filtering  
+- ✔ Real‑world data transformations & filtering  
 
-The project includes **four tasks (Q1.1 – Q1.4)** focusing on stream operations, filtering collections, and age calculation using `LocalDate`.
+The project includes **four tasks (Q1.1 – Q1.4)** focused on functional-style Java development.
 
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@@ -30,93 +30,88 @@ The project includes **four tasks (Q1.1 – Q1.4)** focusing on stream operation
 | `src/QuestionOne.java` | Converts a list of strings to uppercase using Streams | Q1.1 |
 | `src/QuestionTwo.java` | Filters non‑empty strings from a list | Q1.2 |
 | `src/QuestionThree.java` | Filters names starting with 'A' using Stream + Lambda | Q1.3 |
-| `src/QuestionFour.java` | Calculates a user's age using `LocalDate` | Q1.4 |
+| `src/QuestionFour.java` | Calculates user age using `LocalDate` | Q1.4 |
 | `screenshots/1.png` | Screenshot for Q1.1 | Screenshot |
 | `screenshots/2.png` | Screenshot for Q1.2 | Screenshot |
 | `screenshots/3.png` | Screenshot for Q1.3 | Screenshot |
 | `screenshots/4.png` | Screenshot for Q1.4 | Screenshot |
 
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-## 🧠 Task Breakdown (Grid)
+## 🧠 Task Breakdown
 
-### 🔹 Q1.1 — Convert Strings to Uppercase
-Transforms a list of strings using the Stream API.
+### 🔹 Q1.1 — Convert Strings to Uppercase  
+Uses Stream API’s `map()` to transform all strings into uppercase.
 
 ### 🔹 Q1.2 — Filter Non‑Empty Strings  
-Removes empty strings from a list using stream filtering.
+Uses `filter(str -> !str.isEmpty())` to clean the list.
 
 ### 🔹 Q1.3 — Filter Students Starting with “A”  
-Uses a lambda expression and stream filter operation.
+Demonstrates lambda expressions with `startsWith("A")`.
 
 ### 🔹 Q1.4 — Age Calculator Using LocalDate  
-Parses a birthdate (YYYY‑MM‑DD) and computes age in **years, months, days**.
+Parses a birthdate and computes age in **years, months, days**.
 
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-## 🖼 Screenshots (Grid Layout)
+## 🖼 Screenshots (Grid)
 
 | Q1.1 | Q1.2 |
 |------|------|
-| ![1](screenshots/1.png) | ![2](screenshots/2.png) |
+| ![](screenshots/1.png) | ![](screenshots/2.png) |
 
 | Q1.3 | Q1.4 |
 |------|------|
-| ![3](screenshots/3.png) | ![4](screenshots/4.png) |
+| ![](screenshots/3.png) | ![](screenshots/4.png) |
 
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 ## ▶️ How to Run
 
-1. **Clone the Repository**:
-   ```bash
-   git clone https://github.com/TheComputationalCore/java-advanced-streams-lambda-date.git
-   ```
-2. **Navigate to the Project Directory**:
-   ```bash
-   cd java-advanced-streams-lambda-date
-   ```
- 3. **Compile the Java Files**:
-   ```bash  
-      javac src/*.java
-   ```
-4. **Run the Desired Program**:
-   ```bash
-   java src/QuestionOne     # Q1.1
-   java src/QuestionTwo     # Q1.2
-   java src/QuestionThree   # Q1.3
-   java src/QuestionFour    # Q1.4
-   ```
+### 1️⃣ Clone the repo
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/TheComputationalCore/java-advanced-streams-lambda-date.git
+```
+
+### 2️⃣ Navigate
+```bash
+cd java-advanced-streams-lambda-date
+```
+
+### 3️⃣ Compile
+```bash
+javac src/*.java
+```
+
+### 4️⃣ Run tasks
+```bash
+java src/QuestionOne      # Q1.1
+java src/QuestionTwo      # Q1.2
+java src/QuestionThree    # Q1.3
+java src/QuestionFour     # Q1.4
+```
 
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 ## 🛠 Tech Stack
-
-- **Java 17**
-- **Stream API**
-- **Lambda Expressions**
-- **java.time.LocalDate**
-- **Collections & Functional Programming**
+- Java 17  
+- Stream API  
+- Lambda Expressions  
+- `java.time.LocalDate`  
+- Functional Programming Concepts  
 
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 ## 📦 Requirements
-
-- JDK 8 or higher (Java 17 recommended)
-- Terminal / IDE (IntelliJ, VS Code, Eclipse, etc.)
+- JDK 8+ (Java 17 Recommended)  
+- IDE or terminal  
 
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 ## 🏷 Topics
-
 `java` • `streams` • `lambda` • `functional-programming` • `localdate` • `date-handling`
 
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 ## 📜 License
-
-Distributed under the **MIT License**.
-
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-
-
+Distributed under the MIT License.