Java SE8 for the Really Impatient: A Short Course on the Basics (Java Series)

Java SE8 for the Really Impatient: A Short Course on the Basics (Java Series)

<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Eagerly anticipated by millions of programmers, Java SE 8 is the most important Java update in many years. The addition of lambda expressions (closures) and streams represents the biggest change to Java programming since the introduction of generics and annotations.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Now, with <B> <I> <B>Java SE 8 for the Really Impatient</B> </I> </B>, internationally renowned Java author Cay S. Horstmann concisely introduces Java 8€s most valuable new features (plus a few Java 7 innovations that haven€t gotten the attention they deserve). If you€re an experienced Java programmer, Horstmann€s practical insights and sample code will help you quickly take advantage of these and other Java language and platform improvements. This indispensable guide includes</P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Coverage of using lambda expressions (closures) to write computation €œsnippets€ that can be passed to utility functions</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">The brand-new streams API that makes Java collections far more flexible and efficient</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Major updates to concurrent programming that make use of lambda expressions (filter/map/reduce) and that provide dramatic performance improvements for shared counters and hash tables</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">A full chapter with advice on how you can put lambda expressions to work in your own programs</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Coverage of the long-awaited introduction of a well-designed date/time/calendar library (JSR 310)</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">A concise introduction to JavaFX, which is positioned to replace Swing GUIs, and to the Nashorn Javascript engine</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">A thorough discussion of many small library changes that make Java programming more productive and enjoyable</DIV> </LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">This is the first title to cover all of these highly anticipated improvements and is invaluable for anyone who wants to write tomorrow€s most robust, efficient, and secure Java code. </P>