The Java Language Specification, Java Se 8 Edition

by James Gosling, Bill Joy, Guy L. Steele Jr.

Written by the inventors of the technology, The Java(R) Language Specification, Java SE 8 Edition is the definitive technical reference for the Java programming language. The book provides complete, accurate, and detailed coverage of the Java programming language. It fully describes the new features added in Java SE 8, including lambda expressions, method references, default methods, type annotations, and repeating annotations. The book also includes many explanatory notes and carefully distinguishes the formal rules of the language from the practical behavior of compilers.

Genres: Programming, Computers, Software, Reference, Technical, Technology, Computer Science

792 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Peter Sichevsky]

Must-read for every dev.

[The Viet]

Java is one of the greatest language. The specification is actually hard to understand, yet I am excited to read it over-and-over. Each times, I understand it a little better. I should re-read it specification more often.

[Zarina]

cried the whole time.

[Laurent]

Everything leads back to this... A little dry, but the source of all the details the other books are filled with.

[Sagar Likhar]

this good for beginerr

[Enrique M.]

Definitivamente la alegría no se encuentra,ni se encontrará en este libro.

[Marko]

I have the german edition.