Nick Samoylov - Learn Java 12 Programming - A step-by-step guide to learning essential concepts in Java SE 10, 11, and 12

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To my wife Luda, a software developer too, who was the source of my inspiration and the sound technical advice for this book

Nick Samoylov

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Nick Samoylov graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, working as a theoretical physicist and learning to program as a tool for testing his mathematical models. After the demise of the USSR, Nick created and successfully ran a software company, but was forced to close it under the pressure of governmental and criminal rackets. In 1999, with his wife Luda and two daughters, he emigrated to the USA and has been living in Colorado since then, working as a Java programmer. In his free time, Nick likes to write and hike in the Rocky Mountains.

Aristides Villarreal Bravo is a Java developer, a member of the NetBeans Dream Team, and a Java User Groups leader. He lives in Panama. He has organized and participated in various conferences and seminars related to Java, JavaEE, NetBeans, the NetBeans platform, free software, and mobile devices. He is the author of jmoordb, and writes tutorials and blogs about Java, NetBeans, and web development. He has participated in several interviews on sites about topics such as NetBeans, NetBeans DZone, and JavaHispano. He is a developer of plugins for NetBeans.

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The purpose of this book is to equip the readers with a solid understanding of Java fundamentals and to lead them through a series of practical steps from the basics to the actual real programming. The discussion and examples aim to stimulate the growth of the reader's professional intuition by using proven programming principles and practices. The book starts with the basics and brings the readers up to the latest programming technologies, considered on a professional level.

After finishing this book, you will be able to do the following:

• Install and configure your Java development environment
• Install and configure your Integrated Development Environment (IDE)essentially, your editor
• Write, compile, and execute Java programs and tests
• Understand and use Java language fundamentals
• Understand and apply object-oriented design principles
• Master the most frequently used Java constructs
• Learn how to access and manage data in the database from Java application
• Enhance your understanding of network programming
• Learn how to add graphical user interface for better interaction with your application
• Become familiar with the functional programming
• Understand the most advanced data processing technologiesstreams, including parallel and reactive streams
• Learn and practice creating microservices and building a reactive system
• Learn the best design and programming practices
• Envision Java's future and learn how you can become part of it

This book is for those who would like to start a new career in the modern Java programming profession, as well as those who do it professionally already and would like to refresh their knowledge of the latest Java and related technologies and ideas.

, Getting Started with Java 12 , begins with the basics, first explaining what "Java" is and defining its main terms, then going on to how to install the necessary tools to write and run (execute) a program. This chapter also describes the basic Java language constructs, illustrating them with examples that can be executed immediately.