Joshua J. Bloch is a software engineer, currently Chief Java Architect at Google, and a technology author. He led the design and implementation of numerous Java platform features, including the Java Collections Framework, the java.math package, and the assert mechanism.[1] He is the author of the programming guide Effective Java, which won the 2001 Jolt Award[2], and is a co-author of two other Java books, Java Puzzlers (2005) and Java Concurrency In Practice (2006).
Bloch holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University.[1] His 1990 thesis was titled A Practical Approach to Replication of Abstract Data Objects[3] and was nominated for the ACM Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award.[4]
Bloch has worked as a Senior Systems Designer at Transarc, and later as a Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems. In June 2004 he left Sun and became Chief Java Architect at Google.[5]
In December 2004, Java Developers Journal included Bloch in its list of the "Top 40 Software People in the World".[6]
Bloch has proposed the extension of the Java programming language with two features: Concise Instance Creation Expressions (CICE) (coproposed with Bob Lee and Doug Lea) and Automatic Resource Management (ARM) blocks. The combination of CICE and ARM form one of the three main proposals for adding support for closures to Java.[7]
Bibliography
- Effective Java: Programming Language Guide, ISBN 0201310058, 2001; second edition: ISBN 978-0-321-35668-0, 2008
- Java Puzzlers: Traps, Pitfalls, and Corner Cases, ISBN 032133678X, 2005 (co-authored with Neal Gafter)
- Java Concurrency in Practice, ISBN 0321349601, 2006 (co-authored with Brian Goetz, Tim Peierls, Joseph Bowbeer, David Holmes, and Doug Lea)
References
- ^ a b "About the Author", Effective Java Programming Language Guide
- ^ 2001 Jolt & Productivity Award Winners. Dr. Dobb's Portal.
- ^ A Practical Approach to Replication of Abstract Data Objects. Computer Science Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University. May 1990.
- ^ Books & Authors: Effective Java, accessed 16 April, 2008
- ^ Heiss, Janice J. Rock Star Josh Bloch Java Sun.com.
- ^ Geelan, Jeremy (2004-12-21). "The i-Technology Right Stuff". Java Developers Journal.
- ^ Klaus Kreft and Angelika Langer, < "Understanding the closures debate: Does Java need closures? Three proposals compared", JavaWorld.com, 17 June 2008
External links
- Bill Venners, Josh Bloch on Design: A Conversation with Effective Java Author, Josh Bloch, JavaWorld, January 4, 2002
- Publications listed on Google Research
- Janice J. Heiss, More Effective Java With Google's Joshua Bloch October, 2008
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