{"product_id":"9780596551506","title":"Java Generics and Collections: Speed Up the Java Development Process","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive guide shows you how to master the most importantchanges to Java since it was first released.  Generics and the greatlyexpanded collection libraries have tremendously increased the power ofJava 5 and Java 6.  But they have also confused many developers whohaven't known how to take advantage of these new features.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJava Generics and Collections\u003c\/i\u003e covers everything from the mostbasic uses of generics to the strangest corner cases.  It teaches youeverything you need to know about the collections libraries, so you'llalways know which collection is appropriate for any given task, andhow to use it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFundamentals of generics: type parameters and generic methods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther new features: boxing and unboxing, foreach loops, varargs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubtyping and wildcards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvolution not revolution: generic libraries with legacy clients andgeneric clients with legacy libraries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerics and reflection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign patterns for generics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSets, Queues, Lists, Maps, and their implementations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcurrent programming and thread safety with collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerformance implications of different collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenerics and the new collection libraries they inspired take Java to anew level.  If you want to take your software development practice toa new level, this book is essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Wadler\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Theoretical Computer Science at theUniversity of Edinburgh, where his research focuses on the design ofprogramming languages.  He is a co-designer of GJ, work thatbecame the basis for generics in Sun's Java 5.0.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaurice Naftalin\u003c\/b\u003e is Technical Director at Morningside Light Ltd., a software consultancy in the United Kingdom.  He has most recently served as an architect and mentor at NSB Retail Systems plc, and as the leader of the client development team of a major UK government social service system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A brilliant exposition of generics. By far the best book on thetopic, it provides a crystal clear tutorial that starts with thebasics and ends leaving the reader with a deep understanding of boththe use and design of generics.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGilad Bracha, Java Generics Lead, Sun Microsystems\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"O'Reilly Media, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177952919792,"sku":"9780596551506","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780596551506_p0.jpg?v=1763724873","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780596551506","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}