Java Coding Guidelines: 75 Recommendations for Reliable and Secure Programs

The quality of Java code is more critical than ever. That code, relied upon for mission-critical functions by organizations worldwide, must be reliable, safe, robust, fast, and maintainable - and, as recent events have demonstrated, it must especially be secure. Now, Java Coding Guidelines brings together workable guidelines and sample code for ensuring that all your Java software meets these requirements. Authored by the same SEI/CERT team that previously wrote The CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java, this guide extends its predecessor's expert security advice to reflect a wide range of additional quality attributes. Approximately 75 specific guidelines are presented, each following a consistent, intuitive structure, including conformance requirements, typically followed by noncompliant code examples and corresponding compliant solutions. The authors explain when each guideline should be applied, and present bibliographical references offering more detailed information. Targeted primarily at developers working in Java Standard Edition (SE) 7 Platform environments, this guide will also be useful to developers working with Java Micro Edition (ME), Java Enterprise Edition (EE), and other contemporary Java language platforms.