Transcript The User Illusion by Tor Norretrandes

Lecture 24
Epilogue
Performance
Performance is very important, especially if
you are writing computation or information
handling intensive applications. A great tool
for seeing what slows down your programs
is Optimize It! Also, if you have a chance,
please read Java performance
programming (I) and Java performance
programming (II)
Refactoring
Refactoring is extremely useful technique to
compliment your designs. The idea
is to constantly improve and change your
code to make it better and easier to
read. An absolute must read is
Refactoring, by Martin Fowler
Embedded and Consumer
Technologies
EmbeddedJavaTM Java Application Environment for dedicated
embedded devices
PersonalJavaTM - API for networkconnectable applications on personal
consumer devices
Enterprise API's
Enterprise JavaBeansTM reusable, cross-platform components architecture
Java Naming and Directory InterfaceTM (JNDI) - provides
applications written in the Java programming language with a
unified interface to multiple naming and directory services in the
enterprise
Java Message Service (JMS) - provides a common way for
programmers writing in the Java programming language to
access enterprise messaging systems
Java Transaction API (JTA) - defines a high-level transaction
management specification intended for resource managers and
transactional applications in distributed transaction systems
InfoBus - enables dynamic exchange of data between JavaBeansTM
components
Graphics
Java 2DTM API - set of classes for advanced
2D graphics and imaging
Java 3DTM API - set of classes for writing
three-dimensional graphics applications and
3D applets
Books on C++
Effective C++, More Effective C++
By Scott Meyers
Outstanding, fun tricks & tips on
programming in C++
Mastering Object-oriented programming in
C++
By Cay Horstmann
Very good OOP book, good examples and
issues
STL
STL tutorial and reference
By Musser & Saini
Good (if not the only one) book on Standard
template library (precursor of generic
Collections in Java)
Books on Java
I would recommend entire O'reilly series:
Threads, Swing, JDBC, etc.
Their books are always nicely written with
lots of examples and not too
many stupid Hello-world-applet-in-thebrowser!!! pictures.
General books
Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas
Hofstadter. It is one of the most
unbelievable, breathtaking and ingenious
books written in this century. I can't tell you
whatis it about. For two reasons:
1) it would spoil all the fun
2) I have no idea :)
General books
Complexity by Mitchell Walldrop would
bring you up to date on complex
adaptive systems, Santa Fe institute and all
eye-opening discoveries that have been
made in the study of complexity in the last 3
decades.
General books
If you haven't read
Richard Dawking: 'Blind watchmaker'
and interested in contemporary Darwinism,
please do so. It is simple and fascinating.
General books
Finally, if you feel courageous to face some of
the most amazing discoveries
about human mind, I would recommend:
The User Illusion by Tor Norretrandes.