This book is a concise guide to Java that includes all the latest changes up to Java SE 9. Written by Cay Horstmann, who also wrote the two-volume Core Java, this tutorial offers a faster way to learn modern Java. The material is presented in small chunks organized for quick access and easy understanding.

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The book includes practical insights and sample code, and is designed to help you take advantage of all that’s new, from Java SE 9’s long-awaited Project Jigsaw module system to the improvements first introduced in Java SE 8, including lambda expressions and streams.

Author: Cay S. Horstmann
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Date: September 2017
Pages: 576
ISBN: 978-0134694726
Print: 0134694724
Kindle: B075MJ5QV8
Audience: Java developers
Level: Intermediate
Category: Java

• Use modules to simplify the development of well-performing complex systems
• Migrate applications to work with the modularized Java API and third-party modules
• Test code as you create it with the new JShell Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL)
• Use lambda expressions to express actions more concisely
• Streamline and optimize data management with today’s Streams API
• Make use of modern concurrent programming based on cooperating tasks
• Take advantage of a multitude of API improvements for working with collections, input/output, regular expressions, and processes

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