Everything about Java collections framework

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

1. Read the overview: Java collections frameworkA 5-minute orientation
2. Pick up a classic book: Microsoft Visual J# .NetThe most-reprinted book on the subject
3. Read the landmark paper: An object-oriented refactoring of Huffman encoding using the Java collections frameworkCited 3 times
4. Go sideways: Sequence container (C++)A closely related topic
5. Go sideways: Java ConcurrentMapA closely related topic

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

• An object-oriented refactoring of Huffman encoding using the Java collections framework

  Michael R. Wick · 2003 · ACM SIGCSE Bulletin · 3 citations

• Java Collections Framework and Their Applications in Software Development

  Sadik Khan · 2023 · International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology · 0 citations

• Towards the design of a set-based Java collections framework

  Brad Long · 2010 · ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes · 0 citations

• Towards the design of a set-based Java collections framework

  Brad Long · 2010 · ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes · 0 citations

• An Informative Test Code Approach in Code Writing Problem for Java Collections Framework in Java Programming Learning Assistant System

  Department of Electrical and Communication Engineering,Okayama University, Okayama, Japan, Ei Ei Mon, Nobuo Funabiki · 2019 · Journal of Software · 0 citations

📚 Books worth reading

• Microsoft Visual J# .NetJohn Sharp · 2002

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