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by e12e 1462 days ago
> was not sure if the choice of language (Java)

Two books I enjoyed despite, rather than because of the language:

"Program Generators with XML and Java" (aka "program generators for fun and profit") https://www.amazon.com/Program-Generators-Java-Craig-Cleavel...

And:

"Designing Active Server Pages" https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Active-Server-Pages-Mitchel...

The latter mostly for techniques to keep programs structured even when writing mostly in template soup (like php, asp, coldfusion etc).