To my late wife, Ann, for all her love, help, and support over the years.—Fred Long

To my parents, Deepak and Eta Mohindra, my grandmotherShashi Mohindra, and our very peppy, spotted Dalmatian, Google.—Dhruv Mohindra

To my wife, Alfie, for making this book worthwhile, andto my parents, Bill and Lois, for making it possible.—David Svoboda

To my wife, Rhonda, and our children, Chelsea and Jordan.—Robert C. Seacord

For Libby, who makes everything worthwhile.—Dean Sutherland

Get Java™ Coding Guidelines: 75 Recommendations for Reliable and Secure Programs now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.