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.

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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