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Compiling a list of gotcha's

 
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Hi folks, wondering if I can pick your brains

I'm sitting down to a compile a list of most likely catchouts, especially for procedural programmers moving to java. I'd love to hear what type of thing has been your worst bugbear.

I'm thinking about everything, from the utter basic don't get the right class because of includes (ie you want one from one package, but you've included another package with a class of the same name, so you get that by default), to underlying issues with object orientation, such as code with side effects being run twice because a subclass makes calls to super within methods it's overriding (hope that made sense, sorry, haven't finished my first coffee of the day yet!)

Would be really grateful if anyone else would care to confess their learning sins past and present

Thanks for your time

Jax
(ps couldn't decide whether to put this in intermediate or advanced - hope ppl think I've got it right!)
 
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Have you read the JavaRanch FAQs? There is a lot in there that covers the common questions/most frequently seen mistakes.
 
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I've just had a quick wander through, and I find it rather difficult to find anything much in there tbh. I've picked up some stuff about dates and arithmetic that was useful that I didn't have on my list yet, but I'd really love to hear ppl's opinions on the most common bugs they've seen/caused/heard about

Jax
 
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I would suggest not recognizing that a particular reference can be null under certain circumstances as a major gotcha. It may become obvious right away or it may hide for an extended period.
Bill
 
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