Introduction
It’s been a while since I last revised this material and even longer than that since the first edition was published. In that time the technologies that Java programmers use have changed quite a bit and there’s no doubt that if I were writing this book for the first time I would do some things differently. For example, I’d place more of an emphasis on technologies related to web development to reflect the dominance that it has in the industry today. Even so, it’s a little surprising to find out how relevant most of the original material still is, and I hope that you’ll find both the principles and specific technology topics covered here useful in learning how to program in Java.
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