Since the original Java Development Kit (java development kit) was released in May 1995, the engineering team at Sun Microsystems has been diligently working on enhancing and advancing the Java platform. This edition of the book coincides with the emergence of version 6 of the Java Platform Standard Edition (java se) and addresses its API library. This edition presents the new features added to the Java platform since the third edition (under version 1.3), such as a chapter on generics and information about annotations. There are new chapters on Java Web Start, Platform Environment, and Regular Expressions. Most chapters, like concurrency (formerly threads), input/output, object-oriented programming concepts, and language fundamentals, have been completely rewritten. Configurations have been moved from the appendix to their own chapter. A new appendix contains information on preparing for the Java Programming Language Certification exam. All materials have been thoroughly reviewed by a team of engineers to ensure the information is accurate and up-to-date. For more information, visit Sun Microsystems: The information in this book, often referred to as "core materials" or "essentials", is required by most beginner to intermediate programmers. Once you've become proficient with the materials presented in this book, you can explore the rest of the Java platform online. As usual, this book aims to provide a practical and easy-to-read guide for programmers, with plenty of examples to assist individuals in learning programming.

Publishing house: Arab Scientific Publishers/Lebanon Number of Pages: 616 Year of publication: 2007