Java 8 Preview Sampler

by Herbert Schildt, Maurice Naftalin, Hendrik Ebbers

In this exclusive eBook, preview excerpts from brand-new and forthcoming Oracle Press Java JDK 8 books. Written by leading Java experts, Oracle Press books offer the most definitive, complete, and up-to-date coverage of the latest Java release. Featuring an introduction by bestselling programming author Herb Schildt, this eBook includes chapters from the following Oracle Press

The Complete Reference, Ninth Edition by Herb Schildt A Beginner’s Guide, Sixth Edition by Herb Schildt Mastering Java Programming in a Multicore World by Maurice Naftalin Quick Start Guide to JavaFX by J.F. DiMarzio Mastering JavaFX 8 Create Custom JavaFX 8 Controls for Cross-Platform Applications by Hendrik Ebbers

Genres: Programming

187 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 8, 2014

About the author

Best-selling author Herbert Schildt has written extensively about the Java, C++, C, and C# programming languages. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been widely translated. Herb's books have been used in education, corporate training, and individual study.
Although he is interested in all facets of computing, Herb's primary focus is computer languages, especially the standardization of languages. He was a member of the original ANSI committee that standardized the C language in 1989, and he was a member of the ANSI/ISO committee that updated that standard in 1999. He was a member of the original ANSI/ISO committee that standardized C++ in 1998 and he was a member of the ANSI/ISO committee that updated the standard for C++ in 2011.

Herb holds both graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign.