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Core Java, Volume II--Advanced Features

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Core Java® has long been recognized as the leading, no-nonsense tutorial and reference for experienced programmers who want to write robust Java code for real-world applications. Now, Core Java®, Volume II—Advanced Features, Tenth Edition, has been extensively updated to reflect the most eagerly awaited and innovative version of Java in Java SE 8. Rewritten and reorganized to illuminate powerful new Java features, idioms, and best practices for enterprise and desktop development, it contains hundreds of up-to-date example programs—all carefully crafted for easy understanding and practical applicability.

 

Writing for serious programmers solving real-world problems, Cay Horstmann deepens your understanding of today’s Java language and library. In this second of two updated volumes, he offers in-depth coverage of advanced topics including the new Streams API and date/time/calendar library, advanced Swing, security, code processing, and more. This guide will help you



Use the new Streams library to process collections more flexibly and efficiently Efficiently access files and directories, read/write binary or text data, and serialize objects Work with Java SE 8’s regular expression package Make the most of XML in parsing, validation, XPath, document generation, XSL, and more Efficiently connect Java programs to network services Program databases with JDBC 4.2 Elegantly overcome date/time programming complexities with the new java.time API Write internationalized programs with localized dates/times, numbers, text, and GUIs Process code with the scripting API, compiler API, and annotation processors Enforce security via class loaders, bytecode verification, security managers, permissions, user authentication, digital signatures, code signing, and encryption Master advanced Swing components for lists, tables, trees, text, and progress indicators Produce high-quality drawings with the Java 2D API Use JNI native methods to leverage code in other languages  

If you’re an experienced programmer moving to Java SE 8, Core Java®, Tenth Edition, is the reliable, practical, and complete guide to the Java platform that has been trusted by developers for over twenty years.



Look for the companion volume, Core Java®, Volume I—Fundamentals, Tenth Edition ( 978-0-13-417730-4), for foundational coverage of Java 8 language concepts, UI programming, objects, generics, collections, lambda expressions, concurrency, functional programming, and more.

1085 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 6, 2016

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The book is an excellent read, and I'm quite certain it has contributed a great deal to helping me improve as a professional. I can't recommend it enough, especially for senior developers. I'm not sure aobut junior developers though.
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