The Java Tutorial: A Short Course on the Basics

by Sharon Biocca Zakhour, Sowmya Kannan, Raymond Gallardo

The Java ® Tutorial, Sixth Edition, is based on the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 8. This revised and updated edition introduces the new features added to the platform, including lambda expressions, default methods, aggregate operations, and more. An accessible and practical guide for programmers of any level, this book focuses on how to use the rich environment provided by Java to build applications, applets, and components.   Expanded coverage includes a chapter on the Date-Time API and a new chapter on annotations, with sections on type annotations and pluggable type systems as well as repeating annotations.   In addition, the updated sections “Security in Rich Internet Applications” and “Guidelines for Securing Rich Internet Applications” address key security topics. The latest deployment best practices are described in the chapter “Deployment in Depth.”   If you plan to take one of the Java SE 8 certification exams, this book can help. A special appendix, “Preparing for Java Programming Language Certification,” details the items covered on the available exams. Check online for updates.   All of the material has been thoroughly reviewed by members of Oracle Java engineering to ensure that the information is accurate and up to date. This book is based on the online tutorial hosted on Oracle Corporation’s website at  

Genres: Computer Science

713 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2012

Reviews

[Denis Kotnik · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good book, covers everything which is essential to Java. I subtracted 2 stars because of some typos in the code (semantic errors) and because it does not cover the newest features of newest Java. If I would read this book at the time of its release, I would gave it 4 stars.

[Cressida · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was it useful? Yes.
Was it also the most boring thing I've ever read in my life and wouldn't wish it on my own enemy? Also yes.

[Mohammad Za'Areer]

Nothing