Java is a great programming language but has some known flaws, common pitfalls and not-so-great elements that have been inherited from its early days (1.0 got released in 1995). A well-respected Book on how to write good Java code, avoid common coding mistakes and deal with its weaknesses is Joshua Bloch’s “Effective Java.” It contains 78 sections, called “Items”, that give the reader valuable advice on different aspects of the language.
