Press Release: October 11, 2000
17,900 Lines of Java Code Written by David Flanagan - $29.95 (oh, and a book, too)
Sebastopol, CA--17,900 lines of densely commented, professionally written Java code; coverage of 20 distinct Java APIs (including servlets, JSP, XML, Swing, and Java 2D); and 164 complete, practical examples make up the new second edition of bestselling Java author David Flanagan's Java Examples in a Nutshell (O'Reilly, $29.95).Designed for those who learn best by example, Java Examples in a Nutshell is packed with real-world programs that not only serve as great learning tools, but can also be modified for individual use. Java Examples in a Nutshell stands-alone as a terrific compilation of hands-on examples, but it is also an excellent tutorial companion to Java in a Nutshell. Add to that pairing Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell and Java Enterprise in a Nutshell and you have a complete Java reference library.
"This book was a lot of fun to write," says Flanagan. "The first edition came out when Java 1.1 was released at more than double the size of Java 1.0. While I was busy writing additional examples for the second edition of Java in a Nutshell, the engineers at Sun were busy turning Java into something that could no longer fit into a nutshell. We were able to include some examples in Java in a Nutshell, but we had to cut many more than we could include. The decision to create a book devoted entirely to examples was a good one. Given the freedom to write an entire book of examples, I was able to go into more depth than I ever would have before, and write all the examples I really wanted to write. I found myself really enjoying the exploration and experimentation that went into developing these examples."
Java Examples in a Nutshell doesn't hold the readers' hand or supply detailed explanations of Java syntax or method calls; it simply delivers well-commented working examples for exploring the wide range of what's possible with Java. Each chapter concludes with programming exercises that suggest avenues for building further knowledge.
Java Examples in a Nutshell includes:
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Examples that demonstrate basic Java functionality and the essential Java
APIs, including I/O, threads, networking, security, reflection,
serialization, and security
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Programs that use the graphical user interface and graphics features of
Java, highlighting the Swing, Java 2D, printing, data transfer, JavaBeans,
and applet APIs
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Examples that illustrate key enterprise APIs in Java, including remote
method invocation (RMI), database connectivity (JDBC), servlets, JavaServer
Pages (JSP), and XML
- An example index that lets users look up a programming concept or Java class and find any examples in the book that demonstrate that concept or use that class
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Chapter
19, XML, is available free online.
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More information about the
book, including Table of Contents, index, author bio, and samples.
- A cover graphic in jpeg format.
Java Examples in a
Nutshell, 2nd Edition
By David Flanagan
2nd Edition October 2000
0-596-00039-1, 582 pages, $29.95 (US)
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