10 Books Every Experienced Java Developer Should Read
Looking for books to take your Java skills to next level? Here are my favorite Java books for experienced developers
Apart from programming, one of my passions is reading books. I have hundreds of e-books on my smartphone and PC and tens of books on my shelf, especially related to Java.
Since I have benefited a lot from the book, I am going to share my collection of Java-related books, which I think every senior developer should read.
By saying senior Java developer, I mean anyone doing programming in Java for more than 3 to 4 years.
You don’t need to buy these books; you can download PDFs from the Internet for some of them, or borrow them from your friends or library, but you must read these books.
Sometime, I end up purchasing the book but never get chance to read it, that’s what I hate. If you have book which looks like new even after one year of purchase, then you have not read it.
This is why I also like to borrow books from friends and the library. This put some pressure on me to read at least a couple of chapters before returning it :-)
By the way, if you are new to the Java programming language or want to improve Java skills, then you can also check out the following best Java courses to get better:
Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals Specialization Certificate on Coursera
CodeGym (learn Java by building Games)
These are my favorite online courses and platforms to learn Java from scratch and also build your Java skills.
Anyway, here is my list of 10 books every Senior Java developer should read
1. JAVA HOW LOW CAN YOU GO
Low-latency design for RFQ and high-frequency trading covering Java 24+ and beyond
2. How to Read Java: Read, Debug, and Optimize JVM Applications
Also known as Troubleshooting Java: Read, debug, and optimize JVM applications
3. Optimizing Java: Practical Techniques for Improving JVM Application Performance
Your guide to Java performance and beyond.
4. Refactoring, Improving the design of existing code
Must read, if you don’t want to end up in a code review hell.
5. Working Effectively with Legacy Code
Not for faint hearted, so read with courage.
6. Modern Java in action
If you are still coding in old Java style, then you must read this.
7. Java Regular Expressions: Taming the java.util.regex Engine
8. The Well-Grounded Java Developer: Vital techniques of Java 7 and polyglot programming
9. Java Concurrency in Practice
A Must read book for Java programmers and developers
10. Effective Java 3rd Edition
If you want to read just one book, read this one.
Java and Spring Interview Preparation Material
Before any Java and Spring Developer interview, I always used to read the following resources
Grokking the Java Interview
Grokking the Java Interview: click here
I have personally bought these books to speed up my preparation.
You can get your sample copy here, check the content of it, and go for it
Grokking the Java Interview [Free Sample Copy]: click here
If you want to prepare for the Spring Boot interview you follow this consolidated ebook, it also contains microservice questions from spring boot interviews.
Grokking the Spring Boot Interview
You can get your copy here — Grokking the Spring Boot Interview
That’s all, friends, do let me know how you find this list of books. Do you agree that every senior developer should read this book and improve their knowledge?
Do let me know if you think a book should be in this list that is not yet. You can also suggest to me good books, I love books and really like to know about those hidden gems that I have not discovered yet.
By the way, if you are new to the Java programming language or want to improve Java skills, then you can also checkout following best Java courses to get better:
Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals Specialization Certificate on Coursera
CodeGym (learn Java by building Games)
These are my favorite online courses and platforms to learn Java from scratch and also build your Java skills. If you need more advanced courses to