'Java in a Nutshell', fifth edition, covers all the extensive changes implicit in 5.0, the latest and greatest version of Java yet. Among the improvements: more discussion on tools and frameworks, and new code examples to illustrate the working of APIs.

Intended for Java programmers, this book explains the why of Java. From the fundamentals of Java syntax to its advanced features, it is designed to teach, one step at a time. Design patterns are shown with multiple examples throughout: Adapter, Bridge, Chain of Responsibility, Command, Decorator, Facade, Factory Method, Flyweight, and more.

A highly interactive, multi-sensory learning experience that lets new programmers pick up the fundamentals of the Java language quickly. Through mind-stretching exercises, memorable analogies, humorous pictures, and casual language, it encourages readers to think like a Java programmer. This revised second edition focuses on Java 5.0.

With more changes than any previous version, Java 5.0 makes it easier to 'Learning Java' takes on greater significance, delivering a no-nonsense approach to Java 5.0 features, such as generics, and looks into the popular Eclipse IDE. The accompanying CD includes the Java 5.0 SDK for Windows, Linux and Solaris.

Getting you to the heart of what you need to know when you need to know it, these completely revised and updated recipes cover all of the major APIs from Java 1.4 as well as the 1.5 version. The book includes many specialized APIs -- like those for working with Struts, Ant, and other Open Source tools -- and delivers expanded Mac OS coverage.

Covers various classes in Java's main packages, presenting explanations of why these classes work as they do, with examples. This book provides an introduction to the Java language and essential libraries, and is a useful reference for programmers.

This new edition of this book has been updated to add the new features of the Java Servlet API Version 2.2, and new chapters on servlet security and advanced communication. It also introduces several popular tools including JavaServer Pages (JSP), Tea, XMLC, and the Element Construction Set.

David Flanagan has updated his learn-by-example guide with coverage of regular expressions (new to the core Java API), extended I/O coverage, new Java internationalization information, and extensive coverage of the new Java GUI features. He's also added a sneak peek at some new features in Java version 1.5, due to release late in 2004.

Helps to use the APIs, tools, and tricks of XML to build real-world applications. This book focuses on using XML from your Java applications. It gives an approach to managing information that touches various things from configuration files to web sites.

Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory, 'Head First Design Patterns' loads patterns into your brain in a way that sticks. In a way that makes you better at solving software design problems, and better at speaking the language of patterns with others on your team.

Every programming language has its quirks. This book reveals the oddities of the Java programming language through programming puzzles.

Thoroughly revised to cover all the 100+ significant updates to Java Developers Kit (JDK) 1.5, 'Java Network Programming' is a complete introduction to developing network programs (both applets and applications) using Java, covering everything from networking fundamentals to remote method invocation (RMI).

Describes J2EE patterns for building applications with superior performance, scalability, and robustness. The authors share Sun's best practices for development with a range of J2EE technologies, including Java Server Pages, Servlets, EJB, and more. This text is useful for intermediate-to-advanced courses in Java programming and program design.

Java developers need an understanding of how to apply the APIs, and learn the capabilities and pitfalls in Java 2 Enterprise Edition 1.4. This practical guide is for enterprise Java developers, with information on the 1.4 version of Sun Microsystems Java Enterprise Edition software. It includes chapters on Ant, Cactus, Struts, and JUnit.

Provides coverage of the Java 2 platform as well as the memory model, cancellation, portable parallel programming, and, utility classes for concurrency control. This book is intended for intermediate to advanced programmers interested in mastering the complexities of concurrent programming.

Suitable for intermediate and advanced Java developers, this text covers JDBC, RMI/CORBA, Servlets, JavaServer Pages and custom tag libraries, XML, internationalization, JavaMail, Enterprise JavaBeans and performance tuning.

Updated for changes in the 2.0 version of the JSP specification, this text covers revisions to the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) specification. With coverage of JSP syntax and features it shows how to embed server-side Java into Web pages, while also covering topics such as JavaBeans, Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), and JDBC database access.

Threads are essential to Java programming, but learning to use them effectively is a nontrivial task. This new edition shows you how to take advantage of Java's threading facilities and brings you up-to-date with the changes in Java 2 Standard Edition version 5.0 (J2SE 5.0). It provides a thorough, step-by-step approach to threads programming.

Second edition.

Helps you pass the J2EE 1.5 exam. This book helps you learn how to write servlets and JSPs, what makes a web container tick (and what ticks it off), how to use JSP's Expression Language (EL for short), and how to write deployment descriptors for your web applications.