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 entire craft of development as you possibly can. Edited by Kevlin Henney and
Trisha Gee 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know reflects lifetimes of experience
writing Java software and living with the process of software development. Great programmers
share their collected wisdom to help you rethink Java practices whether working with legacy
code or incorporating changes since Java 8. A few of the 97 things you should know: Behavior Is
Easy State Is Hard—Edson Yanaga Learn Java Idioms and Cache in Your Brain”—Jeanne Boyarsky
Java Programming from a JVM Performance Perspective”—Monica Beckwith Garbage Collection Is Your
Friend—Holly K Cummins Java's Unspeakable Types”—Ben Evans The Rebirth of Java—Sander Mak Do
You Know What Time It Is?”—Christin Gorman
