Book recommendation for Java good practices

Question

After reading some Java beginners books and being comfortable with Java, what should I read next in order to write better/standard code?

Answer 1

I personally consider Effective Java by Josh Bloch a must.

Answer 2

I think Brian Goetz's Java Concurrency in Practice is a must.

Answer 3

I second Josh Bloch's book, and also recommend Bruce Tate's Faster Lighter Better Java.

Answer 4

Although not specifically Java, Code Complete by Steve McConnell covers a lot of what you want in ways that apply to multiple languages.

Answer 5

I am currently trying to archive all language books in one thread. If you guys don't mind, could you post your java book suggestions in This topic as well?

Answer 6

Head First design patterns

Answer 7

Core Java Vol 1 and 2.

By Cay S. Horstmann and Gary Cornell

Best Java book EVER!!!!!!

Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Martin Fowler is a really good book too.

Answer 8

I recommend Clean Code by Robert C. Martin. It's definitely one of the best books of good practices in software development. All the examples are in java.

Answer 9

Also Josh Bloch's + Brian Goetz's.

Since testing your code is also important, I can really recommend JUnit in Action and Test-Driven Development by Example.

If your interested into UI development I recommend Filthy Rich Clients.