Murach's Java Programming

This is the 4th edition of Murach's classic Java book that's trained thousands of developers in the last 10 years. Now fully updated to take advantage of the NetBeans IDE, this book helps any programmer learn Java faster and better than ever before. It's the one Java book that presents object-oriented features like inheritance, interfaces, and polymorphism in a way that's both understandable and useful in the real world. It moves at the professional pace that's expected on the job. It's full of practical coding examples that enhance training and that work as time-saving models for new applications. And it's all done in the distinctive Murach style that has been training professional programmers for more than 37 years.

Intended for beginners, this guide to getting started with Java programming provides easy to use yet professionally paced instruction for learning basic software development using the latest versions of Java and the NetBeans integrated development environment. Topics discussed include core skills and language syntax, introductory object-oriented programming, intermediate Java functions, graphical user interface programming, data access and XML processing, and advanced topics such as multi-threading and application deployment. Chapters include numerous illustrations and code examples and access to additional online resources, including sample chapters and book applications, is provided. Murach is the author of numerous computer programming guides. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)