The Well-Grounded Java Developer, Second Edition
by Benjamin Evans, Martijn Verburg and Jason Clark
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In The Well-Grounded Java Developer, Second Edition you will learn:
The new Java module system and why you should use it
Bytecode for the JVM, including operations and classloading
Performance tuning the JVM
Working with Java’s built-in concurrency and expanded options
Programming in Kotlin and Clojure on the JVM
Maximizing the benefits from your build/CI tooling with Maven and Gradle
Running the JVM in containers
Planning for future JVM releases
The Well-Grounded Java Developer, Second Edition introduces both the modern innovations and timeless fundamentals you need to know to become a Java master. Authors Ben Evans, Martijn Verburg, and Jason Clark distill their decades of experience as Java Champions, veteran developers, and key contributors to the Java ecosystem into this clear and practical guide. You’ll discover how Java works under the hood and learn design secrets from Java’s long history. Each concept is illustrated with hands-on examples, including a fully modularized application/library and creating your own multithreaded application.
Foreword by Heinz Kabutz.
About the technology
Java is the beating heart of enterprise software engineering. Developers who really know Java can expect easy job hunting and interesting work. Written by experts with years of boots-on-the-ground experience, this book upgrades your Java skills. It dives into powerful features like modules and concurrency models and even reveals some of Java’s deep secrets.
About the book
With The Well-Grounded Java Developer, Second Edition you will go beyond feature descriptions and learn how Java operates at the bytecode level. Master high-value techniques for concurrency and performance optimization, along with must-know practices for build, test, and deployment. You’ll even look at alternate JVM languages like Kotlin and Clojure. Digest this book and stand out from the pack.
What's inside
The new Java module system
Performance tuning the JVM
Maximizing CI/CD with Maven and Gradle
Running the JVM in containers
Planning for future JVM releases
About the reader
For intermediate Java developers.
About the author
Benjamin J. Evans is a senior principal engineer at Red Hat. Martijn Verburg is the principal SWE manager for Microsoft’s Java Engineering Group. Both Benjamin and Martijn are Java Champions. Jason Clark is a principal engineer and architect at New Relic.
Table of Contents
PART 1 - FROM 8 TO 11 AND BEYOND!
1 Introducing modern Java
2 Java modules
3 Java 17
PART 2 - UNDER THE HOOD
4 Class files and bytecode
5 Java concurrency fundamentals
6 JDK concurrency libraries
7 Understanding Java performance
PART 3 - NON-JAVA LANGUAGES ON THE JVM
8 Alternative JVM languages
9 Kotlin
10 Clojure: A different view of programming
PART 4 - BUILD AND DEPLOYMENT
11 Building with Gradle and Maven
12 Running Java in containers
13 Testing fundamentals
14 Testing beyond JUnit
PART 5 - JAVA FRONTIERS
15 Advanced functional programming
16 Advanced concurrent programming
17 Modern internals
18 Future Java
Details
- Publisher
- Manning
- Authors
- Benjamin Evans, Martijn Verburg, Jason Clark
- Format
- Paperback
- Published
- Nov 22, 2022
- ISBN-13
- 9781617298875
- ISBN-10
- 1617298875
- Pages
- 704
- Carton quantity
- 5 copies
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