Readings

CMSC 433: Programming Language Technologies and Paradigms

Syllabus / Readings / Exams / Lectures / Projects

Primary Texts

Bruce Eckel, Thinking in Java (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall, 2000.
A complete copy of the book can be downloaded for free.
Doug Lea, Concurrent Programming in Java (2nd Edition), Addison Wesley, 2000.

Supplementary Texts

Joshua Bloch, Effective Java: Programming Language Guide, Addison Wesley, 2001.
Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides, Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, Addison Wesley, 1994.

Useful Reference Texts

K. Arnold, J. Gosling and D. Holmes, The Java Programming Language (3rd Edition), Addison Wesley, 2000.
D. Flanagan, Java in a Nutshell (3rd Edition), O'Reilly, 1999.
T. Courtois, Java Networking & Communications, Prentice-Hall, 1998.
Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike, The Practice of Programming, Addison Wesley, 1999.

Web Resources