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Core Java for the Impatient

What you get:

• A rapid introduction to the good parts of Java for competent programmers
• A thorough introduction into lambdas, streams, and modules
• A modern coverage of concurrent programming that focuses on high-level synchronization constructs
• Blog-length chunks of information that you can digest quickly
• An organization that you'll find useful as a quick reference

What you don't get:

• An introduction into basic programming concepts
  • You need to know what variables, loops, and arrays are
• Desktop user interfaces
  • No Swing, no JavaFX. Read the classic Core Java if you need Swing.
• Cute or academic examples
  • No panda bears, no stacks, no myMethod

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• Source code for the examples.
• Code for previous editions: First Edition | Second Edition | Third Edition
• Software installation instructions
• Gibberish in the book? Check the bug report page for the errata, or contribute a new bug report.

Table of Contents

1. Fundamental Programming Structures
2. Object-Oriented Programming
3. Interfaces and Lambda Expressions
4. Inheritance and Reflection
5. Exceptions, Assertions, and Logging
6. Generic Programming
7. Collections
8. Streams
9. Processing Input and Output
10. Concurrent Programming
11. Annotations
12. The Java Platform Module System