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Artist
Bloch, Joshua
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EAN
9780201310054
ISBN
0201310058
Book Title
Effective Java™ Programming Language Guide (Java Series)
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Effective Java™ Programming Language Guide (Java Series)
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Publisher
Addison Wesley Professional
ISBN-10
0201310058
ISBN-13
9780201310054
eBay Product ID (ePID)
175866

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
272 Pages
Publication Name
Effective Java : Programming Language Guide
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Subject
Programming Languages / Java
Type
Textbook
Author
Joshua Bloch
Subject Area
Computers
Series
Java Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
7.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2001-272833
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
005.7/1262
Table Of Content
Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Creating and Destroying Objects. Consider Providing Static Factory Methods Instead of Constructors.Enforce the Singleton Property with a Private Constructor.Enforce Noninstantiability with a Private Constructor.Avoid Creating Duplicate Objects.Eliminate Obsolete Object References.Avoid Finalizers. 3. Methods Common to All Objects. Obey the General Contract when Overriding Equals.Always Override HashCode When You Override Equals.Always Override to String.Override Clone Judiciously.Consider Implementing Comparable. 4. Classes and Interfaces. Minimize the Accessibility of Classes and Members.Favor Immutability.Favor Composition Over Inheritance.Design and Document for Inheritance or Else Prohibit It.Prefer Interfaces to Abstract Classes.Use Interfaces Only to Define Types.Favor Static Member Classes Over Non-Static. 5. Substitutes for C Constructs. Replace Structures with Classes.Replace Unions with Class Hierarchies.Replace Enums with Classes.Replace Function Pointers with Classes and Interfaces. 6. Methods. Check Parameters for Validity.Make Defensive Copies when Needed.Design Method Signatures Carefully.Use Overloading Judiciously.Return Zero-Length Arrays, Not Nulls.Write Doc Comments for All Exposed API Elements. 7. General Programming. Minimize the Scope of Local Variables.Know and Use the Libraries.Avoid Float and Double if Exact Answers are Required.Avoid Strings where Other Types are More Appropriate.Beware the Performance of String Concatenation.Refer to Objects by their Interfaces.Prefer Interfaces to Reflection.Use Native Methods Judiciously.Optimize Judiciously.Adhere to Generally Accepted Naming Conventions. 8. Exceptions. Use Exceptions Only for Exceptional Conditions.Use Checked Exceptions for Recoverable Conditions, Runtime Exceptions for Programming Errors.Avoid Unnecessary Use of Checked Exceptions.Favor the Use of Standard Exceptions.Throw Exceptions Appropriate to the Abstraction.Document All Exceptions Thrown by Each Method.Include Failure-Capture Information in Detail Messages.Strive for Failure Atomicity.Don't Ignore Exceptions. 9. Threads. Synchronize Access to Shared Mutable Data.Avoid Excessive Synchronization.Never Invoke Wait Outside a Loop.Don't Depend on the Thread Scheduler.Document Thread-Safety.Avoid Thread Groups. 10. Serialization. Implement Serializable Judiciously.Consider Using a Custom Serialized Form.Write ReadObject Methods Defensively.Provide a ReadResolve Method when Necessary. References. Index.
Synopsis
--Gilad Bracha, Computational Theologist, Sun Microsystems, Inc., and co-author of The Java Language Specification, Second Edition I sure wish I had this book ten years ago. Some might think that I dont need any Java books, but I need this one. --James Gosling, Fellow and Vice President, Sun Microsystems, Inc., and inventor of the Java programming language Are you looking for a concise book packed with insight and wisdom not found elsewhere? Need to really understand the Java programming language; that is, really understand it? Do you want to write code that is clear, correct, robust, and reusable? Look no further The book you are holding will provide you with this and many other benefits you may not even know you were looking for. Become a more effective programmer. Featuring fifty-seven valuable rules of thumb, Effective Java Programming Language Guide contains working solutions to the programming challenges most developers encounter every day. Offering comprehensive descriptions of techniques used by the experts who developed the Java platform, the book reveals what to do--and what not to do--in order to produce clear, robust, and efficient code. Each rule appears in the form
LC Classification Number
QA76.73.J38B57 2001

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