Effective Java Programming with Joshua Bloch

[BeerlessInGaza]

four years later - still no closures - he needs to be smarter.

[fletchgqc]

Make sure you check out the part between all the ads and silly music, where Joshua Bloch speaks for a little while. That was the best bit.

[h2o2m3n]

The talk was given at 2007 but C# satisfies what he claims it doesnt which is multiple resources in a single using statement. Java 7 has just come with try(Resource)

[neeraj2608]

thanks for this video. really useful.

i like how mr. bloch lays out his ideas in such a methodical and logical fashion. really shows you how his brain works on the inside. :-)

[IAmMediocreAtBest]

that's a really good idea.. a good generalized using statement cool I wonder what he thinks about functional programing paradigm

[milaxxo3]

gur8t!

[jabberwock11]

Effective Java Programming == Make sure you are writing an application that doesn't have to run fast.

[IAmMediocreAtBest]

@jabberwock11 java used to be so fast until .NET 2.0 their eyes were wifling through the tulgey wood

[jabberwock11]

@IAmMediocreAtBest Java has never been fast compared to a real compiled language (like C++ or Fortran). That's not the end of the world but when you market is as a full general purpose programming langue it leads to problems.

[IAmMediocreAtBest]

@jabberwock11 Remember the old commercial showing java and C# running an application and java was faster. Then when .NET 2.0 came out they had to take it down because .NET 2.0 KICKED their rear ends. I am not sure about C++ or Fortran though. I like developing in java a lot though I must admit. Twas brillig and the slithey toves did gyre and gimble haha good name I love MR. Carrol

[zeusakm]

Code-Designer more than real programmer

[axeVmanVzero]

He has awkward gestures. Just watch the body language, haha. smart guy tho

[Nicolea9000]

When in doubt, leave it out!

[stopthrm]

@Nicolea9000 PREACH BROTHER!

[tehbombson]

I'm sure this is a guy that you can't hate. He's too friendly too be hated.. Smart as well.

[AliLaPointe100]

ludique comme pédagigie

[sanbao88]

Hmm well I respect what you all have said here but in general its not really a matter of speed anymore at all, now you could argue all day on which is a better language and what is faster but there are good points to each side and it all depends on what you are actually trying to develop yourself.

[bromdampf88]

he did not undrstand the c# using statement. it can have multiple resources and ich has an action at the beginning and at the end. how else would the resource be closed if not by calling a method at the end?

[Aanhaful]

@bromdampf88

what.................?????????­????

[stopthrm]

@Aanhaful NOPE.Avi

[greendayra]

Thank you so much for the information,

I really enjoying it.

[sorahearts1]

im a computer science major can anyone suggest any books for me

[atlaschooty]

What kind of Software or Hardware do u want to learn?

[macabre2007]

Sooooo when in doubt leave it out? How can the human race progress from this point on lol

[hackersgut]

how do i get java

[pentiumboard]

really?

wow change your name

[bamboodlesh]

THE INTERNETZ

[noigraud]

i'm lookin for a java certification any suggestions guys?

[chopinnocture]

This guy has a great mind. I have over the past 2 years read about 15,000 pages of IT books to learn java/sql/jsp/javascript/ajax etc, but Joshua's Effective Java is the best by far in terms of content and clarity, especially once you get going with Java.

[mmayan]

Stop arguing over which language is better and what not. It is a mistake to get to "attached" to one language. Every programming should be treated as A tool, but you already know that. If you have a hammer as the only tool, you will define each problem as a nail.

[32GaugeSlug]

I agree. I was forced into using java for my degree, I resented it for the first year, then grew to like it. But still, if I have to do something, I'll usually do it in C++. Jython looks pretty cool.

[ThThThThThThaMan]

I personally think it's best to get good a one language first. When you get to a certain level, then begin learning a new one.

[pentiumboard]

great point!!!!

[greendayra]

good example, programming languages are tools.

as you know it's very hard to know all programming languages with all of theirs specifications, and I always like to have best tools to do my job. Java is my great tool.

[fantasti00]

java 5 is more complex then less versions, but c++ is complex, also. for example AUDI is using java with special embbeded cpu's read object code directly. the language is also that good, it should be used for. java has a good place, specially for business application - web based. i am developind and design huge j2ee bussiness application. java compared with the spring framework is a very powerfull tool getting things done, effective. u can also emmbed script languages in the jvm - like groovy.

[32GaugeSlug]

I hate java, it's bloated, slow, doesn't have pointers and has SWING. Need I say more?

[nocxsville]

come on guy we have the year 2008 and we need programming languages for this year.Take your belief and use stone age technologies. ;)

P.S.: That you sa java is slow show that you have no knowledge about this language and their current implementation.

[32GaugeSlug]

If you've ever coded Java, or, used a large java program, you will know that Java just doesn't cut it compared with the likes of C++ or C. Give me C++ and QT4 over Java and SWING ANY DAY!! Oh yeah, and the whole VM thing hahahaha.

[fishbowl998877]

java's slower, but here are the advantages tha C++ will never have:

networking

platform-independence

automatic garbage collection

those are the main advantages, i could list all the others, but it would take a long time.

[fishbowl998877]

i forgot to mention reusable code

[32GaugeSlug]

With Java around 20 times slower than C, I think I'll stick to my C based languages thanks. Just because of the speed issues alone, there are a whole host of problems that java doesnt work well with. Until native compilers are developed and used more-so (which will throw some of the benefits you mentioned out of the window), then it'll always be bad news IMHO. For mobile phones and the like, Java is great.

[wirajr]

I think you are wrong C++ can do most of these provided you use the right libraries (And C++ can source can be platform independent).

Java is slower than C++, well you may be surprised that large Java applications may perform better than an equivalent in C++.the reason for this is that Java code is automatically optimized, where else in C++ the programmer has greater control and tends to miss use it and introduce performance bottlenecks. Theoretically however C++ is faster than Java

[atlaschooty]

ya you are right C++ is a very fast language, But when it comes to robotics , that means chips i think java is awesome.... But C++ is a great language...

[enlightenmentn0w]

You must be a poor C++ developer still writing destructors and using substandard threading models...

[FeelOfFriction]

Its ridiculous how many languages there are.

[username42936432]

Ugh, generics, auto-boxing -- when did java become ersatz C++ in disguise? All that stuff is bloated crap.

When in doubt leave it out -- good advice.

Don't give into spoiled c++ curmudgeon programmer demands. Leave out all that unnecessary crap and go back to the good old days.

[F00dTube]

c++ I think you mean c# ?

[emulator900]

c++ and c# both have all that crap in them now.

[michaeldeng1981]

he is really a smart guy

[bijesh1984]

One of the best interview i have ever seen in my life...... it would be great to watch his presentations more. I am actually a novice developer in Java, i feel more great to learn from these legends or Java Guru. I have watched it more than 5 times, its awesome

[sejinster]

great advice! thanks for great interview!

[ndegz7]

Great Interview. "When in doubt, leave it out" That's great piece of advice Josh.

Regards,

Nelson Ndegwa.

Kenya.