Java : the good parts / Jim Waldo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waldo, Jim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Java (Computer program language).

Object-oriented programming languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

What if you could condense Java down to its very best features and build better applications with that simpler version? In this book, veteran Sun Labs engineer Jim Waldo reveals which parts of Java are most useful, and why those features make Java among the best programming languages available. Every language eventually builds up crud, Java included. The core language has become increasingly large and complex, and the libraries associated with it have grown even more. Learn how to take advantage of Java's best features by working with an example application throughout the book. Y

Contents:

An introduction to Java

The type system

Exceptions

Packages

Garbage collection

The Java virtual machine

Javadoc

Collections

Remote method invocation and object serialization

Concurrency

The developer ecology.

Notes:

"Unearthing the excellence in Java"--Cover.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781449390709

1449390706

9781449391355

1449391354

OCLC:

780425130