This core book, Beginning Java SE 6 Platform, introduces Java programmers who are new to the latest Java SE 6 platform. It does not waste their time rehashing basic Java knowledge. Instead, this book will give them what they need to know regarding the new and enhanced features in Java SE 6.

First among the few on Java SE 6 platform Real-world examples driven book written by Jeff Friesen, notable industry Java expert and author Exercises and quiz at the end of each chapter may make for a good textbook

Autorentext
Jeff Friesen is a freelance tutor and software developer with an emphasis on Java (and now Android). In addition to authoring Learn Java for Android Development and co-authoring Android Recipes -- Jeff has written numerous articles on Java and other technologies for JavaWorld (a href="http://www.JavaWorld.com"JavaWorld.com/a), informIT (a href="http://www.InformIT.com"InformIT.com/a), a href="http://www.java.net"Java.net/a, and DevSource (a href="http://www.DevSource.com"DevSource.com/a). Jeff can be contacted via his website at a href="http://www.tutortutor.ca"TutorTutor.ca/a.

Klappentext

Beginning Java SE 6 by Sing Li et al should be the first beginning level tutorial on the new Java SE 6, and is ideal for learning the new core Java Standard Edition (SE) 6 platform. Each chapter in the book introduces a particular API area, discusses the APIs, and provides a hands-on example showing its use. Each chapter is independent of the other, and sharply focuses on one API area. It is a fun, highly visual book with many chapters on GUI, graphics, and gaming.

Inhalt
Introducing Java SE 6.- Core Libraries.- GUI Toolkits: AWT.- GUI Toolkits: Swing.- Internationalization.- Java Database Connectivity.- Monitoring and Management.- Networking.- Scripting.- Security and Web Services.