Fain - Java Programming 24-Hour Trainer

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In memory of my parents.

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Yakov Fain works as a software architect for Farata Systems, a company that provides consulting services in the field of development of enterprise applications. He has authored several technical books and lots of articles on software development. Sun Microsystems has awarded Mr. Fain with the title of Java Champion, which has been given to only 150 people in the world. He leads the Princeton Java Users Group. Yakov blogs at yakovfain.com, and his Twitter ID is @yfain.

Chd (shod) Darby is an author, instructor and speaker in the Java development world. As a recognized authority on Java applications and architectures, he has presented technical sessions at software development conferences worldwide (U.S., U.K., India, Italy, Russia and Australia). In his fifteen years as a professional software architect, hes had the opportunity to work for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Merck, Boeing, Red Hat and a handful of startup companies.

Chd is a contributing author to several Java books, including Professional Java E-Commerce (Wrox Press), Beginning Java Networking (Wrox Press), and XML and Web Services Unleashed (Sams Publishing). Chd has Java certifications from Sun Microsystems and IBM. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University.

Stay connected with Chd by visiting his blog: www.luv2code.com and his YouTube channel: www.luv2code.com/youtube.

Rajesuwer P. Singaravelu has been working with Java and web technologies since the late 90s, creating distributed enterprise systems for financial services industry in New York City. When he isnt hacking, he enjoys spending time with his wife Rohini and two kids- Hassini and Arvind. His interests are in cross platform mobile development using Appcelerator Titanium and he is a Titanium Certified Expert (TCE). He is @rajesuwerps at the usual hangouts.

Martijn Verberg is the CEO of jClarity, a performance analysis and machine learning start-up in London. He is involved in various Java and open source communities, and co-leads the Londons Java User Group (LJC, a JCP EC member). Martijn was recognized as a Java Champion in 2012 for his services to the community. You can find him speaking regularly at conferences (Devoxx, JavaOne, OSCON, etc.) on Java, open source, and software development as the Diabolical Developer.

First of all I want to thank my family for understanding that stealing (once again) time from family to write a computer book is OK.

Id also like to thank the technical editors, Rajesuwer P. Singaravelu and Martijn Verberg, for their valuable input.