{"product_id":"java-generics-and-collections","title":"Java Generics and Collections","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive guide shows you how to master the most important\nchanges to Java since it was first released.  Generics and the greatly\nexpanded collection libraries have tremendously increased the power of\nJava 5 and Java 6.  But they have also confused many developers who\nhaven't known how to take advantage of these new features.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eJava Generics and Collections\u003c\/i\u003e covers everything from the most\nbasic uses of generics to the strangest corner cases.  It teaches you\neverything you need to know about the collections libraries, so you'll\nalways know which collection is appropriate for any given task, and\nhow to use it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nTopics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003eFundamentals of generics: type parameters and generic methods\nOther new features: boxing and unboxing, foreach loops, varargs\nSubtyping and wildcards\nEvolution not revolution: generic libraries with legacy clients and\ngeneric clients with legacy libraries\nGenerics and reflection\nDesign patterns for generics\nSets, Queues, Lists, Maps, and their implementations\nConcurrent programming and thread safety with collections\nPerformance implications of different collections\n\u003cp\u003eGenerics and the new collection libraries they inspired take Java to a\nnew level.  If you want to take your software development practice to\na new level, this book is essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePhilip Wadler\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Theoretical Computer Science at the\nUniversity of Edinburgh, where his research focuses on the design of\nprogramming languages.  He is a co-designer of GJ, work that\nbecame the basis for generics in Sun's Java 5.0.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaurice Naftalin\u003c\/b\u003e is Technical Director at Morningside Light Ltd., a software consultancy in the United Kingdom.  He has most recently served as an architect and mentor at NSB Retail Systems plc, and as the leader of the client development team of a major UK government social service system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"A brilliant exposition of generics. By far the best book on the\ntopic, it provide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"O'Reilly Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52666852016495,"sku":"9780596527754","price":286.29,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/java-generics-and-collections","provider":"Loja UmLivro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}