Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 726 pages
- Published by: Wrox
- Edition: 5th Edition February 4, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0764574868
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764574863
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.3 x 1.7 inches
- Weighs: 2.4 pounds
Product Description
What is this book about? Professional Java builds upon
Ivor Horton's Beginning Java to provide the reader with an understanding of how professionals use Java to develop
software solutions.
Pro Java starts with an overview of best methods and tools for developing Java applications. It then looks at the the more sophisticated and nuanced parts of the Java JDK. The final and most extensive part of the book shows how to implement these ideas to build real-world applications, using both Java APIs as well as related Java open source tools. In short, this book provides a comprehensive treatment of the professional Java development process, without losing focus in exhaustive coverage of isolated features and APIs.
Back Cover Copy
Java continues to be the dominant language for building server applications, and the latest update to the Java platform-JDK 5-boasts many new features, including a metadata facility, generics, autoboxing, and improved user interface performance. Building upon Ivor Horton's Beginning Java, this book provides insight into these sophisticated features of JDK 5 and shows you how to master the more advanced aspects of this evolving and complex language.
Beginning with an overview of the best tools and techniques for developing Java applications, the expert author team then discusses how to use Java to develop
software solutions for common challenges. Several real-world examples provide you with a well-rounded survey of the professional Java development landscape, which will help you master both the core Java language as well as the intricacies of JDK 5.
What you will learn from this book
- When to use Java open source tools such as Ant and JUnit
- Techniques to implement, save, and restore functionality to your applications
- How to interact with other language libraries using Java Native Interface
- Ways to communicate between Java components
- Methods to secure and deploy your Java applications
- How to produce a configurable process architecture
- How to exploit common patterns in Java
Who this book is for
This book is for Java developers who are looking for an all-purpose resource, are ready for more advanced Java solutions and language features, and need a bit of assistance when tackling new Java problems that may be outside their technological experience.
Reader Reviews
We all have heard the saying that nothing is perfect. Well, it certainly is the case with this book. This book will not make you an expert in every single J2EE technology. Will give you a good introduction though! I thought the first couple of chapters on the new additions to Java Tiger were pretty solid. However, the chapters on Networking and Security were too shallow. No big deal though. Just buy Java Network Programming from Oreilly. Murach's Just Java 6th edition is a nice book to have in addition to this book. It touches the stuff that this one doesn't, and it misses the stuff that this book presents solidly. So, there you have it. Buy both, and you will get the best of both worlds. But whatever you do, do not even consider Herbert Schildt's 1.5 if you are a beginner.
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