Advanced Java: Idioms, Pitfalls, Styles and Programming Tips

A book/disk compilation of advanced techniques in Java programming, for programmers with Java experience. Looks at inconsistencies and pitfalls in Java, identifies ways to optimize Java code, and provides solutions for challenges advanced Java programmers encounter. The companion disk offers development tools including software for translating C++ code to Java, and a new visual debugger. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

A guide to the more advanced features of Java. For advanced programmers, this may be the most sophisticated Java book on the market. This book covers a wide variety of advanced Java topics and techniques that are rarely discussed elsewhere. These include object-oriented analysis and design with Java, metaprogramming techniques, building Java debuggers, Java interprocess and inter-thread communications, 3D modeling, implementing generic data structures, and techniques for accessing third-party libraries. The author identifies inconsistencies and pitfalls in Java, helps identify ways to optimize Java code for faster performance, and provides well-reasoned answers for the questions that advanced Java programmers encounter. The CD-ROM includes C2j, software for automatically translating C++ code to Java; the Ltk toolkit, a lightweight alternative to AWT, and a visual debugger developed especially for this book.