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Effective Java (2nd Edition)
 INFORMATION:
Author(s) : Joshua Bloch
Publisher : Prentice Hall PTR; 2 edition
Date : 2008
Pages : 384
Format : PDF
Language : English
ISBN : 0321356683
This book is designed to help Java programmers make the most effective use of the Java programming language and its fundamental libraries, java.lang, java.util, and java.io. There are over 50 items or essays, each of which conveys one rule. Each rule captures best practices that have been tested in the real world. Just one of the key features in this book are the code examples that illustrate many useful design patterns and idoms. Another key feature is the advice on what not to do. Providing examples of what practices to avoid helps programmers side step common misconceptions and errors. While the second edition will cover all of the classic topics developers have come to rely on- objects, classes, libraries, methods, and serialization; new to this edition will be the coverage on generics, metadata, autoboxing, concurrency utilities, memory model, enumerations, and more. The book is based on the philosophy that clarity and simplicity are of paramount importance. The concise essays teach Java programmers of all levels how to write correct, clear, reusable, and effective code.Learning the art of Java programming, like most other disciples, consists of learning the rules and then learning when to violate them.
Highlights include:
* New coverage of generics, enums, annotations, autoboxing, the for-each loop, varargs, concurrency utilities, and much more
* Updated techniques and best practices on classic topics, including objects, classes, libraries, methods, and serialization
* How to avoid the traps and pitfalls of commonly misunderstood subtleties of the language
* Focus on the language and its most fundamental libraries: java.lang, java.util, and, to a lesser extent, java.util.concurrent and java.io
About the Author
Joshua Bloch is chief Java architect at Google and a Jolt Award winner. He was previously a distinguished engineer at Sun Microsystems and a senior systems designer at Transarc. Bloch led the design and implementation of numerous Java platform features, including JDK 5.0 language enhancements and the award-winning Java Collections Framework. He coauthored JavaT Puzzlers (Addison-Wesley, 2005) and JavaT Concurrency in Practice (Addison-Wesley, 2006). |
