Immortality - at a price

The impact of "garbage collection" on the design of Java programs   Published OverloadApril 2004

Execute Around Method and Proxy Goulash

Pattern story combining two well known patterns   Published OverloadAugust 2002

More Exceptional Java

Discussion of exception safety   Published OverloadJune 2002

Exceptional Java

Discussion on the use of checked and unchecked exceptions in Java.   Published OverloadApril 2002

Introducing JUnit

Introduction to unit testing using JUnit.   Published C VuOctober 2001

Exception Safe Java

Presented ACCU Spring Conference 2001March 2001

Using multiple frameworks

In an application that is using more than one framework there are occasions when it is desirable for a single object to perform a role in two (or more) frameworks. (Code in C++ and Java)   Published EXEJune 1999

java.sun.com

The source.

FAQ

Peter Linden's Java FAQ

Java lobby

Where some Java enthusiasts hang out. Activities include lobbying for preinstallation of the JVM on PCs and promoting the development of Applications software.

ACCU

The organisation formerly known as "The Association of C and C++ Users". Links & book reviews, journals (C Vu and Overload), conferences and mailing lists. (Oh yes, it covers Software Design, Development Methods, C++, Java, Python, C#, ...)

IBM Alphaworks

Lots of interesting and some useful stuff.

IBM online courses

IBM very kindly provide some free online instruction.

Heretical Java

Memory Management
How Do You Plug Java Memory Leaks?- Ethan Henry and Ed Lycklama
Memory Leaks in Java Programs- Joel Nylund
Immortality - at a price- Alan Griffiths

Using Exceptions
Exceptional Java- Alan Griffiths
More Exceptional Java- Alan Griffiths
Java Exceptions Are Particularly Evil
Java Idioms: Exception Handling- Arno Haase

Dark Corners
Secrets of equals- Angelika Langer and Klaus Kreft
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité- Mark Davis
Java's new Considered Harmful- Jonathan Amsterdam
Serialization- Mark Davis
Hashing and Cloning- Mark Davis

Designing Classes
Durable Java- Mark Davis
Immutables- Mark Davis
Abstraction- Mark Davis

Java Numerics
How Java's Floating-Point Hurts Everyone Everywhere- Prof W Kahan and Joseph D Darcy
Recent Progress of the Java Grande Numerics Working Group- Ronald F Boisvert et al.