"The book is packed with hard-won lessons... Making good use of his experience as Java platform libraries architect at Sun Microsystems, Bloch tells of the Java creators' successes and mistakes in designing extensible APIs... Understanding the root of these "mistakes" means that we don't have to learn about them the hard way."
-John Reitano, Technical Editor Software Development magazine

"The book explains the reason for each suggestion and never discredits a technique without presenting a superior alternative. Effective Java is the single most important book for any intermediate to advanced Java developer. I require all my developers to read it."
-Tony Sintes, JavaWorld Editors' Choice Award Judge

Recommended or required reading at many colleges and universities

These institutions include Boston College, Clarkson University, DePaul University, Johns Hopkins University, George Mason University, Harvard, Harvey Mudd College, Imperial College, Kogakuin University, Marquette University, MIT, NYU, Princeton, Stanford, UC Berekely, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barabara, University College London, University of Colorado, University of Hawaii, University of Maryland, University of Virginia, University of Victoria, Vanguard University, University of Texas, Western Carolina University