Hi, Zak,
On Nov 13, 2007, at 7:10 PM, Zak Burke wrote:
>> Fetching from a database in a static initializer is a normal Java
>> pattern? Uh, you sure about that?
>
> The "normal Java pattern" part was using static ivars as constants;
> the DB access is my own special sauce.
>
> So I guess it's me that drives me nuts, not WO. I really need to
> find a mid-level java overview book; not how-to-program, but how-
> things-work. I've never had occasion to learn much about the
> classloader, or how the JVM handle static initialization, but these
> are clearly things worth knowing about, since it was immediately
> obvious to you and Mike and Anjo exactly how I was abusing the
> language to shoot myself in the foot just so. Not that I expect a
> book to instantly enlighten me and keep me from posting stupid
> questions to every list I subscribe to, but it might help a little
> bit. Any recommendations?
I would suggest _Java_in_a_Nutshell_ by David Flanagan as a good
reference book. It helps if you start out as a C programmer, since
the Flanagan book starts off by explaining Java in terms of C.
However, I think he does a good job of describing the features of the
language including such things as the class loader, static
initialization and so forth.
Regarding the back corners of EOF, the best I can recommend is Chuck
and Sacha's book, _Practical_WebObjects_. Beyond that, Apple used to
publish the Enterprise Objects Developers Guide which was included in
the WebObjects box when you bought it. I don't know how, or if, one
could get that publication today. It might be online, but I'm too
lazy to check right now.
Good luck.
>
> Thanks, as always, for correcting my course.
>
> zak.
Regards,
Jerry
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