Java Puzzlers: Traps, Pitfalls, and Corner Cases (Paperback)

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How well do you really know Java? Are you a code sleuth? Have you ever spent days chasing a bug caused by a trap or pitfall in Java or its libraries? Do you like brainteasers? Then this is the book for you!
In the tradition of Effective Java™, Bloch and Gafter dive deep into the subtleties of the Java programming language and its core libraries. Illustrated with visually stunning optical illusions, Java™ Puzzlers features 95 diabolical puzzles that educate and entertain. Anyone with a working knowledge of Java will understand the puzzles, but even the most seasoned veteran will find them challenging.
Most of the puzzles take the form of a short program whose behavior isn't what it seems. Can you figure out what it does? Puzzles are grouped loosely according to the features they use, and detailed solutions follow each puzzle. The solutions go well beyond a simple explanation of the program's behavior--they show you how to avoid the underlying traps and pitfalls for good. A handy catalog of traps and pitfalls at the back of the book provides a concise taxonomy for future reference.
Solve these puzzles and you'll never again fall prey to the counterintuitive or obscure behaviors that can fool even the most experienced programmers.  

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction.
2. Expressive Puzzlers.
       Puzzle 1: Oddity
       Puzzle 2: Time for a Change
       Puzzle 3: Long Division
       Puzzle 4: It's Elementary
       Puzzle 5: The Joy of Hex
       Puzzle 6: Multicast
       Puzzle 7: Swap Meat
       Puzzle 8: Dos Equis
       Puzzle 9: Tweedledum
       Puzzle 10: Tweedledee
3. Puzzlers with Character.
       Puzzle 11: The Last Laugh
       Puzzle 12: ABC
       Puzzle 13: Animal Farm
       Puzzle 14: Escape Rout
       Puzzle 15: Hello Whirled
       Puzzle 16: Line Printer
       Puzzle 17: Huh?
       Puzzle 18: String Cheese
       Puzzle 19: Classy Fire
       Puzzle 20: What's My Class?
       Puzzle 21: What's My Class, Take 2
       Puzzle 22: Dupe of URL
       Puzzle 23: No Pain, No Gain
4. Loopy Puzzlers.
       Puzzle 24: A Big Delight in Every Byte
       Puzzle 25: Inclement Increment
       Puzzle 26: In the Loop
       Puzzle 27: Shifty i's
       Puzzle 28: Looper
       Puzzle 29: Bride of Looper
       Puzzle 30: Son of Looper
       Puzzle 31: Ghost of Looper
       Puzzle 32: Curse of Looper
       Puzzle 33: Looper Meets the Wolfman
       Puzzle 34: Down for the Count
       Puzzle 35: Minute by Minute
5. Exceptional Puzzlers.
       Puzzle 36: Indecision
       Puzzle 37: Exceptionally Arcane
       Puzzle 38: The Unwelcome Guest
       Puzzle 39: Hello, Goodbye
       Puzzle 40: The Reluctant Constructor
       Puzzle 41: Field and Stream
       Puzzle 42: Thrown for a Loop
       Puzzle 43: Exceptionally Unsafe
       Puzzle 44: Cutting Class
       Puzzle 45: Exhausting Workout
6. Classy Puzzlers.
       Puzzle 46: The Case of the Confusing Constructor
       Puzzle 47: Well, Dog My Cats!
       Puzzle 48: All I Get Is Static
       Puzzle 49: Larger Than Life
       Puzzle 50: Not Your Type
       Puzzle 51: What's the Point?
       Puzzle 52: Sum Fun
       Puzzle 53: Do Your Thing
       Puzzle 54: Null and Void
       Puzzle 55: Creationism
7. Library Puzzlers.
       Puzzle 56: Big Problem
       Puzzle 57: What's in a Name?
       Puzzle 58: Making a Hash of It
       Puzzle 59: What's the Difference?
       Puzzle 60: One-Liners
       Puzzle 61: The Dating Game
       Puzzle 62: The Name Game
       Puzzle 63: More of the Same
       Puzzle 64: The Mod Squad
       Puzzle 65: A Strange Saga of a Suspicious Sort
8. Classier Puzzlers.
       Puzzle 66: A Private Matter
       Puzzle 67: All Strung Out
       Puzzle 68: Shades of Gray
       Puzzle 69: Fade to Black
       Puzzle 70: Package Deal
       Puzzle 71: Import Duty
       Puzzle 72: Final Jeopardy
       Puzzle 73: Your Privates Are Showing
       Puzzle 74: Identity Crisis
       Puzzle 75: Heads or Tails?
9. More Library Puzzlers.
       Puzzle 76: Ping Pong
       Puzzle 77: The Lock Mess Monster
       Puzzle 78: Reflection Infection
       Puzzle 79: It's a Dog's Life
       Puzzle 80: Further Reflection
       Puzzle 81: Charred Beyond Recognition
       Puzzle 82: Beer Blast
       Puzzle 83: Dyslexic Monotheism
       Puzzle 84: Rudely Interrupted
       Puzzle 85: Lazy Initialization
10. Advanced Puzzlers.
        Puzzle 86: Poison-Paren Litter
        Puzzle 87: Strained Relations
        Puzzle 88: Raw Deal
        Puzzle 89: Generic Drugs
        Puzzle 90: It's Absurd, It's a Pain, It's Superclass!
        Puzzle 91: Serial Killer
        Puzzle 92: Twisted Pair
        Puzzle 93: Class Warfare
        Puzzle 94: Lost in the Shuffle
        Puzzle 95: Just Desserts
    Appendix A: Catalog of Traps and Pitfalls.
    Appendix B: Notes on the Illusions.
    References.
    Index.