Java Programming Interviews Exposed

<p>Introduction xi<br /> <br /> Part I: Navigating the Interview Process<br /> <br /> Chapter 1: Dissecting Interview Types 3</p>
<p>Looking at the Phone Screening Process 4</p>
<p>Reviewing Technical Tests 5</p>
<p>Handling Face–to–Face Interviews 7</p>
<p>Making the Decision 8</p>
<p>Summary 9</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Writing a Noticeable Resume 11</p>
<p>How to Write a Resume and Cover Letter 11</p>
<p>Writing a Cover Letter 14</p>
<p>Summary 15</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Technical Test and Interview Basics 17</p>
<p>Technical Written Tests 17</p>
<p>At–Computer Tests 18</p>
<p>Face–to–Face Technical Interviews 19</p>
<p>Summary 21</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Writing Core Algorithms 23</p>
<p>Looking at Big O Notation 23</p>
<p>Sorting Lists 24</p>
<p>Searching Lists 32</p>
<p>Summary 33</p>
<p>Chapter 5: Data Structures 35</p>
<p>Lists 35</p>
<p>The Relationship between Arrays and Lists 36</p>
<p>Trees 39</p>
<p>Maps 45</p>
<p>Sets 48</p>
<p>Summary 49</p>
<p>Chapter 6: Design Patterns 51</p>
<p>Investigating Example Patterns 51</p>
<p>Commonly Used Patterns 60</p>
<p>Summary 64</p>
<p>Chapter 7: Implementing Popular Interview Algorithms 65</p>
<p>Implementing FizzBuzz 65</p>
<p>Demonstrating the Fibonacci Sequence 67</p>
<p>Demonstrating Factorials 71</p>
<p>Implementing Library Functionality 72</p>
<p>Using Generics 80</p>
<p>Summary 83</p>
<p>Chapter 8: Java Basics 87</p>
<p>The Primitive Types 88</p>
<p>Using Objects 91</p>
<p>Java s Arrays 98</p>
<p>Working with Strings 98</p>
<p>Understanding Generics 101</p>
<p>Autoboxing and Unboxing 107</p>
<p>Using Annotations 109</p>
<p>Naming Conventions 111</p>
<p>Classes 111</p>
<p>Variables and Methods 111</p>
<p>Constants 111</p>
<p>Handling Exceptions 112</p>
<p>Using the Standard Java Library 115</p>
<p>Looking Forward to Java 8 119</p>
<p>Summary 120</p>
<p>Chapter 9: Testing with JUnit 123</p>
<p>The JUnit Test Life Cycle 125</p>
<p>Best Practices for Using JUnit 127</p>
<p>Eliminating Dependencies with Mocks 138</p>
<p>Creating System Tests with Behavior–Driven Development 143</p>
<p>Summary 146</p>
<p>Chapter 10: Understanding the Java Vi rtual Machine 147</p>
<p>Garbage Collection 147</p>
<p>Memory Tuning 149</p>
<p>Interoperability between the JVM and the Java Language 152</p>
<p>Summary 157</p>
<p>Chapter 11: Concurrency 159</p>
<p>Using Threads 159</p>
<p>Working with Concurrency 165</p>
<p>Actors 169</p>
<p>Summary 174<br /> <br /> Part III: Components and Frameworks<br /> <br /> Chapter 12: Integrating Java Applications with Databases 177</p>
<p>SQL: An Introduction 177</p>
<p>JDBC: Combining Java and the Database 191</p>
<p>Testing with In–Memory Databases 198</p>
<p>Summary 199</p>
<p>Chapter 13: Creating Web Applications 201</p>
<p>Tomcat and the Servlet API 201</p>
<p>Jetty 207</p>
<p>Play Framework 213</p>
<p>Summary 218</p>
<p>Chapter 14: Using HTT P and REST&nbsp;221</p>
<p>The HTTP Methods 221</p>
<p>HTTP Clients 224</p>
<p>Creating HTTP Services Using REST 226</p>
<p>Summary 230</p>
<p>Chapter 15: Serialization 231</p>
<p>Reading and Writing Java Objects 231</p>
<p>Using XML 234</p>
<p>JSON 240</p>
<p>Summary 243</p>
<p>Chapter 16: The Spring Framework 245</p>
<p>Core Spring and the Application Context 245</p>
<p>Spring JDBC 255</p>
<p>Integration Testing 259</p>
<p>Spring MVC 262</p>
<p>Summary 269</p>
<p>Chapter 17: Using Hibernate 271</p>
<p>Using Hibernate</p>
<p>Summary 284</p>
<p>Chapter 18: Useful Libraries 287</p>
<p>Removing Boilerplate Code with Apache Commons 287</p>
<p>Developing with Guava Collections 290</p>
<p>Using Joda Time 296</p>
<p>Summary 300</p>
<p>Chapter 19: Developing with Build Tools 301</p>
<p>Building Applications with Maven 301</p>
<p>Ant 309</p>
<p>Summary 311</p>
<p>Chapter 20: Android&nbsp;313</p>
<p>Basics 314</p>
<p>Components 314</p>
<p>Intents 315</p>
<p>Activities 318</p>
<p>Broadcast Receivers 321</p>
<p>Services 322</p>
<p>User Interface 326</p>
<p>Persistence 333</p>
<p>Android Hardware 336</p>
<p>Summary 340</p>
<p>Appendix: Introducing Scala 341</p>
<p>Index 353</p>