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Original Post: Joshua Block delivered Effective Java Reloaded to a packed house.
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Joshua Block delivered Effective Java Reloaded to a packed house. About half covered generics; half covered other topics. He explained and recommended static factories (old news) and the Builder pattern (new news). I never paid much attention to the Builder pattern before, but he explained it well and made a good case for it in certain circumstances. More...