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Java Puzzlers: Traps, Pitfalls, and Corner Cases
""Every programming language has its quirks. This lively book reveals oddities of the Java programming language through entertaining and thought-provoking programming puzzles.""
--Guy Steele, Sun Fellow and coauthor of "The Java Language Specification"
""I laughed, I cried, I threw up (my hands in admiration).""
--Tim Peierls, president, Prior Artisans LLC, and member of the ...more
--Guy Steele, Sun Fellow and coauthor of "The Java Language Specification"
""I laughed, I cried, I threw up (my hands in admiration).""
--Tim Peierls, president, Prior Artisans LLC, and member of the ...more
Paperback, 282 pages
Published
September 1st 2005
by Addison-Wesley Professional
(first published June 24th 2005)
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If you program in Java, you _must_ read this book. It is a real eye-opener to the kind of traps in your code you wouldn't even imagine could be there.
I can guarantee you have written at least one of these issues into your code. And QA never caught it. And it is out in the wild RIGHT NOW. Arrgh!!
More at http://tardate.blogspot.com/2009/06/j...
I can guarantee you have written at least one of these issues into your code. And QA never caught it. And it is out in the wild RIGHT NOW. Arrgh!!
More at http://tardate.blogspot.com/2009/06/j...
Full review also on my blog: http://codependentcodr.blogspot.ca/20...
Java Puzzlers is not so much a book, but a collection of obscure corner cases in the Java programming language. The author (Joshua Bloch) is well known as the author of "Effective Java" which is widely regarded as the premier text for the language, and furthermore he is one the designers and authors of the Java Collections Framework. So to say the least, he knows his stuff.
Each chapter of the book features a collection of "puzz ...more
Java Puzzlers is not so much a book, but a collection of obscure corner cases in the Java programming language. The author (Joshua Bloch) is well known as the author of "Effective Java" which is widely regarded as the premier text for the language, and furthermore he is one the designers and authors of the Java Collections Framework. So to say the least, he knows his stuff.
Each chapter of the book features a collection of "puzz ...more
If you are a Java-Guru this might be fun to read. I found a lot of the puzzles more annoying than educational (especially the problems regarding unicode). In general, I found the puzzles to be overly esoteric. If you want to learn something about Java, pick one of Joshua Bloch's other (excellent!) books.
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This books has a lot of good puzzles designed to make you think about how Java works.
Do not read this book if:
- you're looking to learn about the fundamentals of algorithm design and analysis.
Do read this book if:
- you'd like to know more about Java, the JVM, the intricacies of OOP, or the history of some cool visual illusions.
- you're looking to learn about the fundamentals of algorithm design and analysis.
Do read this book if:
- you'd like to know more about Java, the JVM, the intricacies of OOP, or the history of some cool visual illusions.
This book needs no introduction. A very fun and insightful read for those who want to master Java.
You wont find here good job interview questions , and you wont learn practical things about Java.
Most of the puzzles here are about cases you will probably never encounter. But it is a fun read that will show you that there are many things you don't know about Java .
Also, this book can make you more perceptive about details in code you usually don't notice.
Most of the puzzles here are about cases you will probably never encounter. But it is a fun read that will show you that there are many things you don't know about Java .
Also, this book can make you more perceptive about details in code you usually don't notice.
I had no idea about all the things that I didn't know :)
Java is a complicated language and after reading this book you'll think so too. I have also read Joshua Bloch's Effective Java and it's a good companion book for this one; they're book very good and worth the a read (or two).
Java is a complicated language and after reading this book you'll think so too. I have also read Joshua Bloch's Effective Java and it's a good companion book for this one; they're book very good and worth the a read (or two).
Most of the problems won't appear in practice if you are following best practices and keep code clean and concise. Book is fun but will be mostly useless for experienced Java programmer.
A book that'll make every Java developer go of "What?", "But..", "How the hell...". An expose of Java's known (and not so known) dirty secrets.
Great way to learn the corner cases of the Java language up to Java 5. Java 6 and 7 editions would make interesting reads, when available.
Will make you answer well all the Trivial-pursuit questions on Java... not a really practical book, but very entertaining!
For nerds only. Mildy interesting, but not the kind of thing you'd want to use for interview questions.
Not terribly useful or entertaining but the appendix is worth going through.
Book has old code but still its worth the price....
boring boring boring and did I mention boring?
It's a definite must read ...
very good.
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