Core Java Volume I--Fundamentals (Core Series)

The #1 Java Guide for Serious Programmers: Fully Updated for Java SE 9, 10 & 11

 

For serious programmers, Core Java, Volume IFundamentals, Eleventh Edition, is the definitive guide to writing robust, maintainable code. Whether youre using Java SE 9, 10, or 11, it will help you achieve a deep and practical understanding of the language and API, and its hundreds of realistic examples reveal the most powerful and effective ways to get the job done.

 

Cay Horstmanns updated examples reflect Javas long-awaited modularization, showing how to write code thats easier to manage and evolve. Youll learn how to use JShells new Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL) for more rapid and exploratory development, and apply key improvements to the Process API, contended locking, logging, and compilation.

 

In this first of two volumes, Horstmann offers in-depth coverage of fundamental Java and UI programming, including objects, generics, collections, lambda expressions, Swing design, concurrency, and functional programming. If youre an experienced programmer moving to Java SE 9, 10, or 11, theres no better source for expert insight, solutions, and code.

• Master foundational techniques, idioms, and best practices for writing superior Java code
• Leverage the power of interfaces, lambda expressions, and inner classes
• Harden programs through effective exception handling and debugging
• Write safer, more reusable code with generic programming
• Improve performance and efficiency with Javas standard collections
• Build cross-platform GUIs with the Swing toolkit
• Fully utilize multicore processors with Javas improved concurrency

See Core Java, Volume IIAdvanced Features, Eleventh Edition (ISBN-13: 978-0-13-516631-4, coming in 2018), for expert coverage of Java 9, 10, and 11 enterprise features, the module system, annotations, networking, security, and advanced UI programming.

 

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Cay S. Horstmann is a professor of computer science at San Jose State University and a Java Champion. He is also the author of Core Java®, Volumes I and II , Eleventh Edition (forthcoming from Pearson in 2018), Core Java SE 9 for the Impatient, Second Edition (Addison-Wesley, 2018), and Scala for the Impatient, Second Edition (Addison-Wesley, 2017). He has written more than a dozen other books for professional programmers and computer science students.