Component Development for the Java™ Platform

4.11. Resources

For more on Java serialization, you should probably begin with [Har99], which covers Java I/O in general. In particular, Chapter 11 is devoted entirely to object serialization, providing coverage that is more basic but also more systematic than the material presented here. [Blo01] is a wide-ranging, excellent book on using Java effectively. It includes a short chapter on serialization that discusses performance and validation in a fashion complementary to this chapter. Finally, the serialization specification [Ser] is clear and concise, although it emphasizes “what” and “how” instead of “why.”