Effective Java

Designed to help readers make the most of the Java programming language and its fundamental libraries, this book presents 78 rules of thumb for everyday programming challenges. This second edition is updated to cover the Java SE 5 and Java SE 6 features introduced since the first edition, and explores new design patterns and language idioms. There is new coverage of generics, enums, annotations, autoboxing, and concurrency utilities. Each chapter of the book consists of several 'items' presented in the form of short, stand-alone essays that provide specific advice, insight into Java platform subtleties, and code examples. Descriptions and explanations for each item illuminate what to do, what not to do, and why. Bloch is chief Java architect at Google. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)