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| ## Effective Java, 2nd Edition | |
| by Joshua Bloch | |
| *I, [Michael Parker](http://omgitsmgp.com/), own this book and took these notes to further my own learning. If you enjoy these notes, please [purchase the book](http://www.amazon.com/Effective-Java-Edition-Joshua-Bloch/dp/0321356683)!* | |
| ### Chapter 2: Creating and Destroying Objects | |
| #### Item 1: Consider static factories instead of constructors | |
| * An instance-controlled class is one that uses static factories to strictly control what instances exist at any time. |
Code is clean if it can be understood easily – by everyone on the team. Clean code can be read and enhanced by a developer other than its original author. With understandability comes readability, changeability, extensibility and maintainability.
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