Effective Java

Description

Effective Java is a book written by author Joshua Bloch. The book attempts to provide a deeper look at the Java concepts with an intention of educating the students and professionals working on Java to get a greater understanding and increased skill in Java programming.

Java is a computer programming language and a computing platform. The Java programming language is concurrent, object oriented and class based. The program was developed to have very less implementation dependencies. This book, Effective java, is written to deliver a solid understanding of complex structures in Java programming language, which will help the readers write Java codes that are clearer, robust and reusable. This book gives the readers seventy-eight indispensible rule of thumb in writing a Java program. The book also covers the fundamental libraries of Java, which include java.lang, java.io, java.util and java.util.concurrent.

The author delivers a huge list of terms and ideas in the book such as static factory method, instance-controlled classes, interface-based framework, object pool, defensive copying, obsolete reference, unintentional object retention, bounded type parameter, recursive type bound, class hierarchy and method signature. Most of the concepts explained in the book are provided with sufficient examples. The book also teaches about methods and practices that should be avoided. The author expresses that this book is not for beginners looking to learn Java and is intended for mid-level to advanced level Java users. This 2nd edition is published in paperback, on 2008.

Key Features

The author of the book won the Jolt Award in 2001 for writing this book.
The book is intended for mid-level to advanced level Java programmers and not for beginners.