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Asked: 2026-05-13T21:39:55+00:00

The last time I did any serious Java coding was back around the turn

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The last time I did any serious Java coding was back around the turn of the century. In the mean time I’ve been doing a lot of other stuff, most recently c (embedded stuff) and c++. I’m starting on a new assignment in a couple of months and it will most likely be all-Java-all-the-time. I don’t much info other than that I will be dealing with JBoss for some applications.

So, I would like some suggestions on books/site/whatever to at a minimum get me buzzword-compliant and hopefully give me a good handle on the state-of-the-art in the world of Java.

Thanks,
Cesar

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    I was in a similar situation a year ago, and this book was the most useful: JBoss At Work. You will start from a simple web page, and then build toward a WebService with JPA, JMS, JTA, EJB etc. So you really code instead of just read — it helped me to get to speed very quickly. Highly recommendable.

    The only downside is that AFAIK, there have been no 2nd edition, and a lot has changed since then… But I still recommend it.

    For changes in JavaSE (particularly those new things since Java5), Effective Java 2nd Edition. Period.

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