Sams Teach Yourself Java 6 in 21 Days




Sams Teach Yourself JAVA 6 in 21 Days, Fifth Edition continues to be one of the most popular, best-selling Java tutorials on the market. Written by an expert technical writer, it has been acclaimed for its clear and personable writing, for its extensive use of examples, and for its logical and complete organization. This new edition of the book maintains and improves upon all these qualities, while updating and revising the material to cover the latest developments in Java and to expand the coverage of core Java programming topics. In addition to updates, entire new chapters/sections on XML Web Services, JDBC, and RSS feeds are included.






Core Java, Vol. I: Fundamentals, 8th Edition




The eighth edition of Core Java Volume I — Fundamentals, is the definitive, practical guide to Java for serious programmers who want to put Java to work on real projects.

Fully updated throughout for the new Java 6 platform, this no-nonsense tutorial and reliable reference illuminates the most important language and library features with thoroughly tested real-world examples. The example programs have been carefully crafted for simplicity, but they aren’t fake, and they never cut corners — so you can rely on them as an outstanding starting point for your own code.

Volume I is designed to quickly bring you up-to-speed on what’s new in Java SE6 and to help you make the transition as quickly as possible, whether you’re upgrading from an earlier version of Java or migrating from another language. The authors concentrate on the fundamental concepts of the Java language, along with the basics of user-interface programming. You’ll find detailed, insightful coverage of:

* Object-oriented programming
* Reflection and proxies
* Interfaces and inner classes
* The event listener model
* Graphical user interface design with the Swing UI toolkit
* Exception handling
* Generic programming
* The collections framework
* Concurrency
* Synchronization and multithreading coverage

For even more real-world insights into Java 6 enterprise features and advanced user interface programming, look for the forthcoming new edition of Core Java Volume II — Advanced Features.








Beginning Java SE 6 Platform: From Novice to Professional




Beginning Java™ SE 6 Platform: From Novice to Professional steers you through the maze of the new Java Standard Edition (SE) 6 core and desktop platform and its programming API and concepts. You will learn these through action and example. Individual chapters introduce a particular API area, discuss the API, and provide a hands-on example.

This book guides you from beginning to advanced techniques by starting off with a very simple Java SE 6 application, and then covering the fundamentals of generics, collections, annotations, reflections, IO, threads, and networking in Java SE 6. You’ll also have some fun learning and creating GUIs, and even use the latest in AWT and Swing as the foundation for a Java-based game application. And the chapters on JavaSound and Java 2D will be an enjoyable learning experience you’ll want to share with friends.

Last of all, this book covers data access using the latest JDBC 4 API, security, and dynamic Java scripting language support (which may later open your Java experience to languages like Groovy, BeanShell, and JRuby). By the time you finish this book, you will have mastered the core techniques essential to professional Java developers.








Java 6 Platform Revealed




Be among the first to capture an early look at the libraries of Java™ SE 6, aka Mustang. While J2SE™ 5.0 is just now starting to become regularly adopted, Java™ 6 Platform Revealed takes a look at the next release of the Standard Edition platform to come from Sun.

New editions of the platform don’t happen that frequently, but when they do, there is a lot to learn about quickly. If you want to come up to speed on the new feature set as quickly as possible, Java ™ 6 Platform Revealed will place you well ahead of the pack. You’ll find ten chapters of how to use the latest JSR implementations and library improvements that are now a part of Mustang. You’ll learn about the new scripting features of AWT and Swing – like splash screens, system tray access, and table sorting and filtering – and lots more. What you won’t find in Java™ 6 Platform Revealed is a “getting started with Java” tutorial. Come prepared with a good working knowledge of Java™ 5 platform for best results.

Not only will you see what’s in Java’s future, but you’ll learn how to actually use many of the new features of the platform quickly. Before the platform has even become finalized you’ll find yourself productive with the many new capabilities of Mustang.

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