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AspectJ in Action

AspectJ in Action – Enterprise AOP with Spring Applications, 2nd edition, Ramnivas Laddad, – 2010 Enterprise programmers will want to read this book about aspect oriented programming. 500 pages.

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The Art of Coding Readable Code

The Art of Readable Code, Dustin Boswell, – 2011 Programmers will like this book. Strange, the OPL has this book catalogued as ‘Art of Coding’ though its title is ‘Art of Readable Code’. Legendary O’Reilly quality, 250 pages.

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Java – The Complete Ref

Java – The Complete Reference, 8th edition, Herbert Schildt, – 2011 Updated for JDK 7. 1100 pages.

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Programming Concurrency on the JVM

Programming Concurrency on the JVM – Mastering Synchronization, STM, and Actors, Venkat Subramaniam, – 2011 Programmers will want to read this book. 250 pages. The Power and Perils of Concurrency Strategies for Concurrency Division of Labor excerpt Design Approaches Modern … Continue reading

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Functional Programming for Java

Functional Programming for Java Developers Tools for Better Concurrency, Abstraction, and Agility, Dean Wampler, – 2011 Java programmers will want to read this book. The author also wrote the Scala book. Well writen, just 70 pages! FP is more concise … Continue reading

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Hadoop

Hadoop – The Definitive Guide 2nd Edition, Tom White, O’Reilly, 2011 Programmers who need to process large datasets will want to read this book. Contents: Chapter 1 Meet Hadoop Chapter 2 MapReduce Chapter 3 The Hadoop Distributed Filesystem Chapter 4 … Continue reading

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Using JRuby

Using JRuby Bringing Ruby to Java, Charles Nutter, Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2011 Programmers will learn how to write Ruby on Rails web applications that run on app servers like Tomcat. You will use Java’s JDBC or Hibernate to connect Ruby to … Continue reading

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Pro Android 3

Pro Android 3, Satya Komatineni, – 2011 Programmers targeting Android phones and tablets will want to read this book. At 1100 pages, this is an unwieldy book. Contents: Setting Up Your Development Environment Understanding Android Resources Understanding Content Providers Understanding … Continue reading

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Java for Dummies

Beginning Programming With Java for Dummies, Barry Burd, – 2011

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Android in Action

Android in Action 2nd ed., Frank Ableson, 2011 Programmers will like this book. It is well written, looks useful, and has lots of example Java code. 550 pages. Contents: Part 1. What is Android? The big picture. Introducing Android Android’s … Continue reading

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