Hardcore Java
Description: Hardcore Java covers advanced Java programming techniques including reflection, complex data modeling, GUI design, and in-depth use of JDO, EJB, and XML-based web clients, aimed at experienced developers seeking to deepen their expertise
ISBN: 0596005687
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Confusion
· 2010-02-05
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Original thread
As argued in, for instance, Hardcore Java[1], 'final' should definitely have been the default for variables in Java. My Eclipse 'on save' actions include making every possible local variable, parameter and field final. If I'm reading the code and one of them is not final, I know it requires some extra attention.
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Even technical books like Hardcore Java: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/hardcore-java/059600568... are god-awful, and even further away from the seminal texts on computer science that came before.
It does feel like authorship was once heralded in higher esteem than it deserves today.
Seems like people agree: https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/18cvy9e/rant_bestsel...