Murach's Java Programming: Training & Reference

This is the 5th edition of Murach’s classic Java book that’s trained thousands of developers in the last 15 years. Now fully updated to Java 9, this book helps any programmer learn Java faster and better than ever before: • It’s the one Java book that presents object-oriented features like inheritance, interfaces, and polymorphism in a way that’s both understandable and useful in the real world. • It offers new coverage of JavaFX, the date/time API, lambdas, and working with SQLite databases. • It uses a self-paced approach that works whether you’re a beginner or have years of programming experience. • It’s full of practical coding examples that enhance training and that provide starting code for new applications. • It lets you practice what you’ve just learned at the end of every chapter, to solidify your skills. • And it’s all done in the distinctive Murach style that has been training professional programmers for more than 43 years.

Joel Murach is the oldest son of publishing pioneer Mike Murach. Joel has been writing and editing books about computer programming for over 20 years now. During that time, he has written extensively on a wide range of Java, .NET, web, and database technologies. He has had best-selling books in all of those categories! In his books, you can see his clear approach to teaching any subject.Besides being a successful author, Joel is also a very talented musician. He writes and performs for his band, Joel Murach and the Low Rollers with regularity in the Bay Area.