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The Elements of Java Style
The Elements of Java Style, written by renowned author Scott Ambler, Alan Vermeulen, and a team of programmers from Rogue Wave Software, is directed at anyone who writes Java code. Many books explain the syntax and basic use of Java; however, this essential guide explains not only what you can do with the syntax, but what you ought to do. Just as Strunk and White's The Ele
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Paperback, 146 pages
Published
January 28th 2000
by Cambridge University Press
(first published January 2000)
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It was a busy tube ride into work, and the guy opposite me had is nose buried in this. It piqued my curiosity, and I bought on a whim. After reading it I wrote code with a lot more thought towards the guy (probably myself) trying to understand it some time later.
great to see some examples of code
Good treatment of a topic that, ideally, should be treated quickly yet well. Particularly handy as a basis for a team style standard ... "Vermeulen, but with all open-braces on their own lines" or like that.
Nice pocket book on Java style
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Scott W. Ambler is a Canadian software engineer, consultant and author, currently Senior Consulting Partner at Scott Ambler + Associates.
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