The book Java Reflection in Action was published in 2004, but remains largely applicable eight years later. In this post, I review this book and cover its strengths and its weaknesses. In general ...

Introductory Java books are a rather popular bunch. If you’re interested in Java programming, you have to start somewhere. Most people pick up at least one book to get them started. More popular ...

The book proper is organized as a handbook of Java, and indeed is a good pedal to the metal way to learn Java 8 even for those who may not be planning to become certified.

I have a friend who was a Java programmer about 5 years back. He has programmed in a few languages (C, C++, VB, java), so he is comfortable with code. For the last 5 years, he has been supporting ...

Java Performance, by Charlie Hunt and Binu John, provides performance tuning advice for both Java SE and EE applications. InfoQ reviews the book, and talks to the authors about their approach.

Java Testing and Design: From Unit Testing to Automated Web Tests teaches you a fast and efficient method to build production-worthy, scalable, and well performing Web-enabled applications. The ...

I've been learning Java for a semester and a bit and I've been working with BlueJ which has a handy textbook but it's scarcely a definitive reference - it's quite basic. I recently bought Sam's ...

Creating the architecture for a Java enterprise application has many facets. This book offers valuable advice for designing your next application.

Rima recently co-authored a Java Web Services book. She also publishes on Sun's developer portal, java.sun.com and Java community portal, www.java.net. Co-Author Ed Roman is one of the world's leading ...