This is a recommended book for people who have done with their beginners java books and also dirtied their hand with Java coding. This books takes all the features of the Java language and collects few best practices for each of it - for example- it covers Threads Synchronisation, OO Design, Exceptions and so on. Each topic/chapter can be handpicked and read independently of other chapters ( I usually find this approach to be useful because I might not be interested to read the book end-to-en...

First this book is not for the beginner's,Well Defined Examples with easy Language.you can Crack any Quiz and Interviews with the Help of This Book,The Best part of this book is Author Focused on only the Problems and it's solutions.This Book will Tell you about how to Write Code,When to use Methods,Design Patterns,what is the logic behind using particular Strategies.Once you Go through this Book you will be much Clearer about Code,Logics and you will achieve good command over Coding skills.

This is a must-read for Advanced J2EE Programmers. Of course, there's no end to the higher levels to which a programming language can be leveraged, and following are the salient features that make this book so invaluable:

- It doesn't deal with unnecessary, basic details. Therefore, this is not another bulky 'all-in-one' kind of book that will need 6 months to reach to the last chapter and the steam runs off by then. It's a much thinner book with only advanced topics. The topics are grouped ...

Why something is happening, how it is happening and when it should happen in context of Java is clearly defined in this book.

Excellently written by Joshua Bloch(Chief Java Architect at google),he had Also wrote Java Collections API, just read first 10 pages of this book and you would think like you have become a champion in java API development.

I had read great reviews about this book and I even read some of it online. This is not a book for beginners - one should have basic understanding of Java before one can read this. However, its a really awesome book to have as a reference for what is good - more like 'best practices' kind of a book. I'm really happy with the purchase and am sure many people will benefit from this nice book.

I have been working with java, since my college days, I have read a lot of titles, But this gem by Joshua is the best one, I have read both the editions word by word, and can assure you that the items mentioned will take your programming skills and language understanding to next level.Also, please do read "Java Puzzlers" by Joshua Bloch,it will too take you to the depths of Java.
A must buy for a java developer.
CAUTION: Beginners please stay away!!

Being a Java developer gave me opportunity to read several books on the subject from good , bad and ugly, but this book without any doubt is the best book of them all.Though it's not a easy read, you have to burn sweat out to read it and understand it.Every time you will go through it , you will find something new and interesting which you were not knowing before.

So this book is a delight to read.

For anyone who wants to excel in java, I highly recommend that you read this book. This book will change the way you think and write Java programs, and it gives you insightful tips of writte top-notch code.

What more to say about a book, which even James Gosling says, it would have helped him create java better. This books would help you improve your coding ability and give you a better understanding of Java. A must have for all Java programmers, even experts. You will see Java in a different light after this.

One of the best book in Java for experienced programmers. By reading and following tips in this book, you not only discover hidden gems of java, but improves code quality. This book helps to learn Java best practice, design and how to make most of Java API.