Benjamin Evans

Ben Evans is a Java Champion and Senior Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat. Previously he was Lead Architect for Instrumentation at New Relic, and co-founded jClarity, a performance tools startup acquired by Microsoft. He has also worked as Chief Architect for Listed Derivatives at Deutsche Bank and as Senior Technical Instructor for Morgan Stanley. He served for six years on the Java Community Process Executive Committee, helping define new Java standards.

Ben is the author of six books, including Optimizing Java and the new editions of Java in a Nutshell and his technical articles are read by thousands of developers every month. Ben is a regular speaker and educator on topics such as the Java platform, systems architecture, performance and concurrency for companies and conferences all over the world.

books by Benjamin Evans

The Well-Grounded Java Developer, Second Edition

  • October 2022
  • ISBN 9781617298875
  • 704 pages
  • printed in black & white
  • Available translations: Korean, Russian

With The Well-Grounded Java Developer, Second Edition you will go beyond feature descriptions and learn how Java operates at the bytecode level. Master high-value techniques for concurrency and performance optimization, along with must-know practices for build, test, and deployment. You’ll even look at alternate JVM languages like Kotlin and Clojure. Digest this book and stand out from the pack.

The Well-Grounded Java Developer

  • July 2012
  • ISBN 9781617290060
  • 496 pages
  • printed in black & white

The Well-Grounded Java Developer offers a fresh and practical look at new Java 7 features, new JVM languages, and the array of supporting technologies you need for the next generation of Java-based software.