Years of Java Expert Knowledge

A collection of "best practice" suggestions from the most respected authorities in the Java software development industry:

• Sun MicroSystems, Java Language Specifications, Enterprise JavaBeans Developer's Guide
• James Gosling and Ken Arnold, "The Java Programming Language", 2nd ed. Addison-Wesley
• Scott Ambler, "Writing Robust Java Code - Java Coding Standards", Ambysoft
• Peter Hagger, "Practical Java - Programming Language Guide", Addison-Wesley
• Joshua Bloch, "Effective Java - Programming Language Guide", Addison-Wesley
• Daconta, Monk, Keller, & Bohnenberger, "Java Pitfalls", John Wiley & Sons
• Nigel Warren and Philip Bishop, "Java in Practice", Addison-Wesley
• Craig Larman and Rhett Guthrie, "Java 2 Performance and Idiom Guide", Prentice Hall
• Neal Ford, "Performance Tuning With Java Technology," JavaOne 2001 Conference
• Jonathan Hardwick, "Optimizing Java for Speed", Carnegie Mellon University SEI
• Dov Bulka, Java Performance and Scalability Volume 1: Server-Side Programming Techniques
• David Flanagan, Java in a Nutshell. O'Reilly
• Viaga, McGraw, Mutsdoch, Felten, "Statically Scanning Java Code: Finding Security Vulnerabilities." IEEE Software

Coding Standards for Java

• Object-oriented programming
• Unused code
• Initialization
• Naming conventions
• Javadoc comments
• Portability
• Optimization
• Garbage collection
• Threads & synchronization
• Enterprise JavaBeans
• Class metrics
• Project metrics
• Design by Contract
• Internationalization
• Security
• Servlets