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Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803241432

Length 748 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Java design patterns

Concepts

Object Oriented Programming

Author (1):

Nick Samoylov

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Overview of Java Programming

2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Java 17 FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Java Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

4. Chapter 3: Java Fundamentals

5. Part 2: Building Blocks of Java

6. Chapter 4: Exception Handling

7. Chapter 5: Strings, Input/Output,and Files

8. Chapter 6: Data Structures, Generics, and Popular Utilities

9. Chapter 7: Java Standard and External Libraries

10. Chapter 8: Multithreading and Concurrent Processing

11. Chapter 9: JVM Structure and Garbage Collection

12. Chapter 10: Managing Data in a Database

13. Chapter 11: Network Programming

14. Chapter 12: Java GUI Programming

15. Part 3: Advanced Java

16. Chapter 13: Functional Programming

17. Chapter 14: Java Standard Streams

18. Chapter 15: Reactive Programming

19. Chapter 16: Java Microbenchmark Harness

20. Chapter 17: Best Practices for Writing High-Quality Code

21. Assessments

22. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 17: Best Practices for Writing High-Quality Code

When programmers talk to each other, they often use jargon that cannot be understood by non-programmers, or is vaguely understood by the programmers of different programming languages. But those who use the same programming language understand each other just fine. Sometimes, it may also depend on how knowledgeable a programmer is. A novice may not understand what an experienced programmer is talking about, while a seasoned colleague nods and responds in kind. This chapter is designed to fill this gap and improve the understanding between programmers of different levels. In this chapter, we will discuss some Java programming jargon – the Java idioms that describe certain features, functionality, design solutions, and so on. You will also learn about the most popular and useful practices for designing and writing application code.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter: