Java Magazine, Nov/Dec 2016

JAX RS 39 JAVA INTERFACES 47 FANTOM 53 magazine By and for the Java community INTERACTING WITH SENSORS 14 CONTROLLING CNC ROUTING FROM A RASPBERRY PI 24 ORACLE COM JAVAMAGAZINE NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2016 06 letters to the editor Limited Language Choices I enjoyed the Java Magazine article Appreciating Limited Choice in Languages September October 2016 which discusses the benefits that Java enjoys over other languages such as C in having a reasonable amount of standardization However theres a problem Oracles recommended style guidelines for Java are hopelessly out of date and have been for years One huge indicator of this problem The manual on Java language style which should be the bible here has not been updated since 1999 The article says The convenience and benefits of such strictures that ensure uniform syntax are widely recognized I agree So when will Oracle update the Java language style manual and ofer guidance to developers and organizations Alan Zeichick Phoenix AZ Andrew Binstock responds I contacted the Java team to get more detail on this They told me that the document youre referring to was not posted as an attempt to codify the language and therefore be a regularly updated document Rather it was a set of internal coding guidelines published in response to a community request The team suggested that the most normative examples of Java style are those used in Oracles Java Tutorials Most books available today on Java style were written a long time ago alas A volume from 2014 thats a worthy reference is Java Coding Guidelines by Fred Long and a group of security experts It not so much defines a style as provides coding guidelines for writing secure code For my own use when I need a full set of well reasoned Java coding guidelines I generally turn to the Google Java Style Guide Regarding your editorial Python dominates UNIX installation and infrastructure Talk about a language needing prescriptive control Richard Elkins Dallas TX Back Issues Prior to 2015 I was reading something on the web that mentioned an article in an older version of Java Magazine However when I look on the magazine home page it does not show any issues before 2015 Is there any way to access the back issues Even if theyre just in PDF format that would be helpful Michael Szela Palatine IL Andrew Binstock responds We recently made the 2015 and 2016 back issues available for viewing on the web and downloading as PDF files We plan to make the previous issues of Java Magazine available soon most likely as downloadable PDF files for subscribers Well announce the availability of each year in the letter that goes out to subscribers with each new issue of the magazine We gratefully appreciate your patience Contact Us We welcome your comments and suggestions Write to us at javamag_ us@ oracle com For other ways to reach us see the last page of this issue SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2016 Devices and IoT ORACLE COM JAVAMAGAZINE IOT AND THE CLOUD 32 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2016