Java

Jetpack Compose is the future of Android UI. Master how it works internally and become a more efficient developer with it. You'll also find it valuable if you are not an Android dev. This book provides all the details to understand how the Compose compiler & runtime work, and how to create a client library using them. You could also be interested on the Jetpack Compose Internals course by Jorge Castillo. Find it in composeinternals.com

A high-performance data access layer must resonate with the underlying database system. Knowing the inner workings of a relational database and the data access frameworks in use can make the difference between a high-performance enterprise application and one that barely crawls.

From the Linux basics to advanced development workflows, this practical guide shows you how to turn Linux into a powerful software development environment. Learn the command line, work with popular programming languages, use containers and CI/CD, debug and profile applications and build skills you can use every day.

Between the standard Java Runtime and the Bouncy Castle APIs there is a rich tool set of APIs to help work with the maze of standards and protocols needed for secure communication, storage and identity management. This book will help you navigate that maze and shine light into some of the darker corridors.

Learn Java Virtual Threads

Master the ideas behind Java concurrency, from threads, race conditions, and synchronization to CompletableFuture, virtual threads, and structured concurrency. With practical patterns, runnable examples, and a companion GitHub repository, this book helps you move from understanding concurrency to applying it in real programs.

You passed the Java course. Then you opened a real codebase and nothing looked like the slides. Car extends Vehicle and Box<T> got you through the exam. They also taught you habits you now have to unlearn. Java for the Real World re-teaches the syllabus one concept at a time, with code people actually ship: payment gateways, message types, generic repositories, retrying HTTP clients. Each chapter shows the toy you were taught, names why it misled you, and gives you the version a senior would keep.

Get started with the latest versions of Java, JavaFX, Pi4J, Spring, and so much more. Learn the power (and fun!) of experimenting with electronics. All explained in many small and easy-to-understand examples.

UPDATE: Please don't pay for this!! It's free. Please just take it for free. I'd much rather give it away. Even when it's done, it'll still be free. I'm 100% NOT trying to make money on this. Tell your friends, and be sure to read it. Your applications lives and runs in more places - MCP, desktop applications, browser-based application, data integration pipelines, gRPC, browsers, etc. - than ever. Can your security framework keep up? If you're using Spring Security, then it definitely can, and this book - by Spring Developer Advocate Josh Long - will show you how.

The modern technical interview isn't about rote memorization—it's about demonstrating how you think. Master essential concepts like distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, and API design while learning the mental frameworks needed to showcase your engineering mindset. Stop searching for the "perfect answer" and start analyzing complex trade-offs like the top-tier engineer companies are looking for.

Effective Code Review Tips and Tricks

In this book key contributors to the JavaParser library teach you how to programmatically analyse, transform and generate your java code base. The first part of the book aims to introduce you to the basics of the library before the team take you through a more detailed look at some of their favourite applications of the library.

Structure decays because it is expensive. This book shows how to make it cheap enough to keep: models as text, telemetry kept as a model, and no infrastructure beyond a JDK.

In today’s fast-paced development world, writing reliable code is crucial. But with countless testing tools available, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. That’s where the Java Testing Toolbox comes in - a practical, hands-on guide to the 30 most important testing tools and libraries every Java developer should know. Whether you’re new to testing or looking to expand your testing toolkit, this book provides right-sized introductions to each tool, giving you exactly what you need without the fluff.

Learn to build a production-grade web application with Spring Boot and Thymeleaf with this book.