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Author: [英]Benjamin J. Evans [荷兰]Martijn Verburg [Verburg, Benjamin J. Evans Martijn]

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【One-Line Pitch】 A practical, forward-looking guide for Java developers who want to master Java 7's core improvements, modern concurrency, performance tuning, and the polyglot JVM ecosystem (Groovy, Scala, Clojure) — ideal for mid-level programmers ready to move beyond syntax into professional craftsmanship. 【Book Arc】 - **Opening (~0%–12%)**: Java 7 language features (the "Coin" project) and the new I/O (NIO.2) API. Covers switch-on-String, binary literals, try-with-resources, diamond syntax, and the Path/Files-based file system plus asynchronous I/O — the foundation for everything that follows. - **Early (~15%–27%)**: Dependency injection standardization (JSR-330, Guice examples) and modern concurrency theory. Explains the Java thread model, safety/liveness trade-offs, deadlock, and introduces java.util.concurrent building blocks like Future and the Java Memory Model. - **Middle (~31%–42%)**: Class file internals (javap, type descriptors, constant pool) and performance tuning. Covers JVM heap structure, jmap heap views, G1 garbage collector options, and JIT compilation basics — practical tools for diagnosing and optimizing real applications. - **Late (~46%–54%)**: Polyglot programming on the JVM. Starts with language ecology (interpreted vs compiled, dynamic vs static, imperative vs functional), then dives into Groovy as Java's "dynamic companion" — closures, BigDecimal behavior, and bidirectional Java interop. - **Ending (~54%–100%)**: Scala (object-functional hybrid with concise syntax) and Clojure (pure functional with concurrency primitives), followed by testing (TDD, test doubles, ScalaTest) and build/CI tooling (Maven 3, Jenkins, Leiningen). The excerpts cover the Scala cost-benefit analysis and syntax highlights; the final chapters on Clojure concurrency and project tooling are listed but not detailed in the sample. 【Key Takeaways】 - **Java 7's "Coin" features are small but high-leverage** (Early): switch-on-String, binary literals, and try-with-resources reduce boilerplate and improve safety. The book explains the motivation behind each, not just syntax — useful for understanding language design trade-offs. - **NIO.2 replaces java.io.File entirely** (Early): The new Path/Files API handles file creation, copying, moving, deletion, and attributes with far less code. Asynchronous I/O with Future lets you read large files or handle busy sockets without manual thread pool management. - **Dependency injection got standardized via JSR-330** (Early): javax.inject annotations (like @Inject) enable migration between Guice and Spring for common cases. The caveat: framework-specific features still lock you in, so standardization is partial. - **Concurrency is about managing shared mutable state** (Early): The Java thread model (shared state + preemptive scheduling) forces you to balance safety and liveness. Fully synchronized classes are safe but slow and fragile — the motivation for java.util.concurrent. - **The Java Memory Model has simple "happens-before" rules** (Early): Unlock-before-lock and volatile-write-before-read are the core constraints. Understanding these prevents subtle race conditions and makes concurrent code predictable. - **Class file inspection is a debugging superpower** (Middle): javap reveals method signatures, bytecode, and the constant pool — essential when deployed code doesn't match source, or when you must verify third-party classes without source access. - **G1 is a pause-target-driven GC, not a generational one** (Middle): It divides the heap into equal-sized regions and collects as many as fit within a configurable pause budget (e.g., -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=50). This makes it a strong default for applications needing predictable latency. - **Polyglot programming is about risk-managed experimentation** (Late): The book's "low-risk zone" strategy — try ScalaTest for better test coverage or Grails for a web console before committing to a new language — lets teams gain benefits without betting the core system. 【Reading Tips】 - **Read Chapter 1 (Java 7 features) and Chapter 7 (language ecology) thoroughly** — the author explicitly says these are prerequisites; everything else can be read in any order based on your interest. - **Skim the Groovy/Scala syntax chapters if you're not adopting those languages soon** — focus instead on the interop sections (how to call Groovy from Java, how Scala reduces boilerplate) and the cost-benefit analysis for introducing new languages. - **Deep-read the concurrency and JMM sections (Chapter 4)** — these are the hardest conceptually and the most valuable for real-world debugging. The deadlock example is deliberately simplified; don't copy it into production. - **Use the performance chapter (Chapter 6) as a reference, not a cover-to-cover read** — the jmap heap view and G1 options are practical tools; bookmark the tables and come back when you need them. - **If you're short on time, skip the bytecode internals (javap, type descriptors) initially** — the author himself says you can skip the internal signature section and return later when you need it. 【Coverage Limits】 This guide synthesizes the first ~54% of the book in detail (Java 7, NIO.2, DI, concurrency, class files, performance, language ecology, Groovy, and early Scala). The final chapters on Clojure concurrency, TDD/ScalaTest, and Maven/Jenkins/Leiningen are listed in the table of contents but not covered in the sampled excerpts.
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位置的修改。 我们会详细讲解Coin项目中的这些变化,讨论这些新特性的语法和含义,并尽可能解释推出这些 特性背后的动机。当然,我们也不是要把提案全部照搬过来,coin-dev邮件列表的归档里有完整 的提案,如果你是一个好奇的语言设计师,可以去那里看看,还可以和大家讨论你的想法。 闲言少叙,开始介绍第一个Java...
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veloper.MyGuiceServletConfig</listener-class> </listener> 更多电子书资料请搜索「书行天下」:http://www.sxpdf.com 4.1 并发理论简介 为了理解在Java中编写并发程序的方法,我们来聊聊相关理论。先讨 论一下Java线程模型的基础知识。...
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要一个配置文件: <beans> <bean id="agentFinder" class="wgjd.ch03.WebServiceAgentFinder" <bean id="hwService" class="wgjd.ch05.HollywoodServiceDI" 更多电子书资料请搜索「书行天下」:ht...
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解释型两种特性,这一点我们已经在第1章讲过 更多电子书资料请搜索「书行天下」:http://www.sxpdf.com 假设你有一个核心的支付处理规则引擎,每天要处理一百万笔交易。 这是一个大概运行了七年、稳定的Java软件,但并没做过太多测试, 代码里有大量死角。对于引入新语言来说,支付处理引擎显然是高危 区,...
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: B :: C的含义是没有歧义的,它的意思是A :: (B :: C)。这是因为:: 的第一个参数是单个类型为T的值。但A :: B是类型为List[T]的值,所以(A :: B) :: C作为可能的 值没有任何意义。学院派的计算机科学家会说::是右相关性的。 这也解释了为什么要写成2 :: 3 :: Nil,...
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</proxy> </proxies> 重新运行上面的目标,这次应该能看到my-app项目出现在了目录中。 提示 如果团队中的所有人都遇到了这个问题,请在 $M2_HOME/conf/settings.xml中加上代理配置。 Maven支持的原型(项目布局)几乎是无限的。如果要生成某个特定类型 的项目(比如JEE...
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le ➥ (get (:multipart-params req) "file"))] //提取临时文件 (.debug (get-logger) (str (.toString req) " ; New name = " ➥ new-name " ; New id = " new-id)) (ds/copy t...
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何大于1.5的版本都行(此时你很可 能已经装上JDK 1.7了)。你还需要确保环境变量JAVA_HOME已经设置 好了。如果你已经装好了Java,这个可能也已经设置好了,如果还没 有,可以添上下面这行: JAVA_HOME=<安装Java的路径> 在下面的例子中,我们将JAVA_HOME设置为C:\Java\jd...
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ISBN: 7115321957
Publish Year: 2016
Language: English
File Format: PDF
File Size: 5.1 MB
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