Why read 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know?

Book cover of 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts

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If you want to push your Java skills to the next level, this book provides expert advice from Java leaders and practitioners. You'll be encouraged to look at problems in new ways, take broader responsibility for your work, stretch yourself by learning new techniques, and become as good at the…

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1 author picked 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Jeanne Boyarsky

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When trying to become a better Java developer, there is so much to learn.

97 Things covers, well 97, of them in a series of brief essays. What’s cool is that the essays were written by different people so you get lots of points of view on what is important. Topics range from language (comments, fat jars) to the ecosystem (benchmarking, frequent releases) to the language-agnostic (definition of done and breaking down problems.)

Note that two of these are mine. The book is thin at just over 200 pieces. And since each “thing” is short, it’s easy to read on…

From Jeanne's list on becoming a better Java developer.