Java 5.0, code-named "Tiger," promises to be the most significant
new version of Java since the introduction of the language. With
over a hundred substantial changes to the core language, as well as
numerous library and API additions, developers have a variety of
new features, facilities, and techniques available.
But with so many changes, where do you start? You could read
through the lengthy, often boring language specification; you could
wait for the latest 500 page tome on concepts and theory; you could
even play around with the new JDK, hoping you figure things out--or
you can get straight to work with "Java 5.0 Tiger: A Developer's
Notebook,"
This no-nonsense, down-and-dirty guide by bestselling Java
authors Brett McLaughlin and David Flanagan skips all the boring
prose and lecture, and jumps right into Tiger. You'll have a handle
on the important new features of the language by the end of the
first chapter, and be neck-deep in code before you hit the halfway
point. Using the task-oriented format of this new series, you'll
get complete practical coverage of generics, learn how boxing and
unboxing affects your type conversions, understand the power of
varargs, learn how to write enumerated types and annotations,
master Java's new formatting methods and the for/in loop, and even
get a grip on concurrency in the JVM.
Light on theory and long on practical application, "Java 5.0
Tiger: A Developer's Notebook" allows you to cut to the chase,
getting straight to work with Tiger's new features. The new
Developer's Notebooks series from O'Reilly covers important new
tools for software developers. Emphasizing example over explanation
and practice over theory, they focus onlearning by doing--you'll
get the goods straight from the masters, in an informal and
code-intensive style that suits developers. If you've been curious
about Tiger, but haven't known where to start, this no-fluff,
lab-style guide is the solution.
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