A must‎-read for all Java developers‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎Every developer has a responsibility to author code that is free of significant security vulnerabilities‎.‎ This book provides realistic guidance to help Java developers implement desired functionality with security‎,‎ reliability‎,‎ and maintainability goals in mind‎.‎‎"‎ ‎-Mary Ann Davidson‎,‎ Chief Security Officer‎,‎ Oracle Corporation Organizations worldwide rely on Java code to perform mission‎-critical tasks‎,‎ and therefore that code must be reliable‎,‎ robust‎,‎ fast‎,‎ maintainable‎,‎ and secure‎.‎ Java‎(‎TM‎)‎ Coding Guidelines brings together expert guidelines‎,‎ recommendations‎,‎ and code examples to help you meet these demands‎.‎ Written by the same team that brought you The CERT‎(‎R‎)‎ Oracle ‎(‎R‎)‎ Secure Coding Standard for Java‎(‎TM‎)‎‎,‎ this guide extends that previous work‎'‎s expert security advice to address many additional quality attributes‎.‎ You‎'‎ll find 75 guidelines‎,‎ each presented consistently and intuitively‎.‎ For each guideline‎,‎ conformance requirements are specified‎;‎ for most‎,‎ noncompliant code examples and compliant solutions are also offered‎.‎ The authors explain when to apply each guideline and provide references to even more detailed information‎.‎ Reflecting pioneering research on Java security‎,‎ Java‎(‎TM‎)‎ Coding Guidelines offers updated techniques for protecting against both deliberate attacks and other unexpected events‎.‎ You‎'‎ll find best practices for improving code reliability and clarity‎,‎ and a full chapter exposing common misunderstandings that lead to suboptimal code‎.‎ With a Foreword by James A‎.‎ Gosling‎,‎ Father of the Java Programming Language