First thing - it is not for the beginner.

Having said that, we developers use many classes and interfaces from collection APi without fully realizing why some collection is designed so etc. This book covers in detail what is a generic, traps and pitfalls in detail like no other book does.

Each of the major collections and how these internally work are explained to the core again like no other java book does.

I am sure you wont get everything from your first reading, but this one is a treas...

Pros: Very nice examples help us to understand generics and the common mistakes we do in Type casting.
Cons:Covers Collection in brief. i was expecting much detailed explanation as of generics. Generics Vs Collection ratio is 70 / 30.
Not a suitable book for those who wants understanding in Collections.

good book

Great book

If you want a good in depth understanding in Java generics, this book is for you. This book is not for those who are new to Java.