We discuss some of the most common design patterns in Java and how they can help you solve common coding issues. Learn more. A design pattern is a well-established and documented solution to a common ...

Wouldn’t it be nice if all Java classes that you use, including your own, lived up to their promises? In fact, wouldn’t it be nice if you actually knew exactly what a given class promises? If you ...

Object-oriented systems are usually partitioned into layers of related responsibilities and only dependencies in one direction are allowed, from higher layers (more specific, less reusable) to lower ...

This book shows how to understand what application you want to write, what strategies are likely to get you there, and then how to measure your level of success. This book offers practical, concrete ...

Classes and objects in Java must be initialized before they are used. You’ve previously learned that class fields are initialized to default values when classes are loaded, and that objects are ...

The original announcement of the GNOME Desktop Project in 1997 stated the following intention, “to use GTK/Scheme bindings for coding small utilities and applications”. Since then, the GNOME ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Simon Ritter, Deputy CTO, Azul Systems Inc. Back in 1995, when Java was first released, the Java virtual machine (JVM) ...