Java Developer's Bookshelf

Every programming language has some "interesting" corner cases. This book will explode your head as you try to figure out why some obvious things aren't so obvious.

Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software

Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides, et al.

$59.99

The classic work on Design Patterns, first released the same year as Java itself. Patterns apply to most OO languages; although the examples in the text are in C++ you can read them.

Java 9 Modularity: Patterns and Practices for Developing Maintainable Applications

Sander Mak and Paul Bakker

$43.99

Sander shares his very detailed knowledge of modules, one of the biggest changes in recent Java history.

Functional Programming in Java

Pierre-Yves Saumont Saumont

$49.99

While Java can never become a pure functional language, modern Java offers a lot of support for FP, and this book explores how to use that to become "a better Java developer."

Hands-On Selenium Webdriver with Java: A Deep Dive Into the Development of End-To-End Tests

Boni Garcia

$65.99 $61.37

Brand-new and I haven't read it yet, but it sounds delish.

Unix: A History and a Memoir

Brian W Kernighan

$18.95

C and Unix had a big influence on Java (t was developed on Sun's Unix and inherited syntax from C); Kernighan had a big influence on Unix, and tells its story here.

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