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Core Java, Volume II: Advanced Features

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This is the eBook version of the printed book. The revised edition of the classic Core Java™, Volume II–Advanced Features, covers advanced user-interface programming and the enterprise features of the Java SE 6 platform. Like Volume I (which covers the core language and library features), this volume has been updated for Java SE 6 and new coverage is highlighted throughout. All sample programs have been carefully crafted to illustrate the latest programming techniques, displaying best-practices solutions to the types of real-world problems professional developers encounter. Volume II includes new sections on the StAX API, JDBC 4, compiler API, scripting framework, splash screen and tray APIs, and many other Java SE 6 enhancements. In this book, the authors focus on the more advanced features of the Java language, including complete coverage of

1032 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 27, 1999

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July 28, 2024
When I started learning Java, I was searching for a book that offers a high level of details, but in the same time, considers the fact that I'm starting from the bottom.
Such a book would talk about general features at first hand, makes me a simple Java user, and ready to attack advanced features to master the language and all of the SE.
Core Java, offers more than this. Examples compilation in a manner that you can do them as training labs, before you see the code/solution, which is very efficient since learning is also about applying, mainly when you're still a beginner.
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December 12, 2022
Niedawno zdałem sobie sprawę, że książka programistyczna, by była dobra, musi być napisana zwięźle, ale też i ciekawie i to wszystko, o zgrozo, musi być opakowane w czytelną, ramową formę. Niestety w tej książce zabrakło tych ciekawych przykładów. Częściowo dlatego, że jest to wznowienie, które jest uaktualniane co parę lat, a większość treści jest już bardzo, bardzo stara. Dodatkowo dokładne omówienie APi poszczególnych bibliotek nie pomaga w przetrwaniu przez to ponad 1000 stronicowe dzieło.

Na uwagę zasługuje pierwszy i ostatni rozdział - o strumieniach i o metodach macierzystych. Cały czas szukam lepszej książki ze świata javy, a przeczytałem ich już wcale nie tak mało.
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September 20, 2008
Good book. I guess it is about as good as you can get while trying to shove several so called advanced topics into one book. This is still more on the api and rules side as opposed to example of good use cases to use things like custom ClassLoaders etc.
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April 3, 2012
Good but nothing about Spring or Hibernate.
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February 22, 2015
generally good

Good book, but it is overfocused on the legacy staff like Applets, UI, etc. Good for newbies as well, explains base computer science principles
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