Who this book is for
This book
is for anyone who wants to learn the core features of
the Java language:
- It works if you're new to programming.
- It works if you have programming experience with another
language.
- It works if you already know an older version
of Java and you want to get up-to-speed with Java SE 6.
- It works if you've already read 3 or 4 other Java books
and still don't know how to develop a real-world application.
If you're new to programming, the prerequisites are minimal.
You just need to be familiar with the operation of the
platform that you're using. If, for example, you're developing
programs using Windows on a PC, you should know how to
perform tasks like opening, saving, printing, closing,
copying, and deleting files.
What if you have the previous edition of this book,
Murach's Beginning Java 2, JDK 5?
To be honest, there aren't a lot of changes in Java
SE 6 that affect your everyday coding. And everything
in the JDK 5 book will still work under SE 6.
On the other hand, SE 6 does offer some significant
enhancements, especially for data access. Features like
the StAX API for handling XML files and the Derby database
with its RDBMS capabilities can save you a lot of time
and effort in working with data. So if you use features
like these, you'll definitely profit from getting a
copy of our SE 6 book. And if you need an SE 6 reference
close at hand, this book will easily pay for itself
many times over.
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