044 – Effective Java for Android Developers – Item #10

In this mini-Fragment, Donn talks about Item #10 of the Effective Java series – Always Override toString. You’ll learn why it’s important for your own sanity, future developers, and overall developer happiness. This episode is sponsored by Hired.com. Download directly Show Notes Object#toString Effective Java Book Sponsor Hired.com Contact @fragmentedcast [twitter.com] @donnfelker [twitter.com] @kaushikgopal [twitter.com]

034: Effective Java for Android Developers – Item #9

In this mini Fragment, we introduce Joshua’s ninth Item. After the last somewhat mind boggling item, this is a much welcomed simple, practical yet important one: Always override hashCode when you override equals. Donn goes into the importance of implementing hashCode and why it’s so important to override it for maintaining harmony with the equals … Continue reading 034: Effective Java for Android Developers – Item #9

031: Effective Java for Android Developers – Item #8

In this mini Fragment, we introduce Joshua’s eighth Item. This one is a doozy, probably one of the longest items in the group of the effective Java series, but most definitely quite important. This episode is brought to you by Rollbar. Go to rollbar.com/fragmented to get their Bootstrap plan for free for 90 days. Download … Continue reading 031: Effective Java for Android Developers – Item #8

025: Effective Java for Android developers : Item 7

In this mini Fragment, we introduce Joshua’s seventh Item and a momentous end to the first chapter: Avoid finalizers Stay tuned for more items from our “Effective Java for Android developers” Fragment series. Download Show Notes Effective Java (2nd Edition) – Joshua Bloch Avoid finalizers If you don’t know what they are, ignorance is bliss. … Continue reading 025: Effective Java for Android developers : Item 7

024: Effective Java for Android developers : Item 6

Joshua’s sixth Item: Eliminate obsolete object references, in a distinctively croaky voice. Stay tuned for more items from our “Effective Java for Android developers” Fragment series. Download Show Notes Effective Java (2nd Edition) – Joshua Bloch Eliminate obsolete object references Supplemental reading (for the diligent ones that follow shownotes) Do click listeners leak memory? [stackoverflow.com] … Continue reading 024: Effective Java for Android developers : Item 6