Samoylov Nick - Java 11 Cookbook: A definitive guide to learning the key concepts of modern application development, 2nd Edition

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Nick Samoylov graduated as an engineer-physicist from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, has worked as a theoretical physicist, and learned how to program as a tool for testing his mathematical models using FORTRAN and C++.
After the demise of the USSR, Nick created and successfully ran a software company, but was forced to close it under pressure from 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 read (mostly non-fiction), write (fiction novels and blogs), and hike the Rocky Mountains.

Mohamed Sanaulla is a full-stack developer with more than 8 years, experience in developing enterprise applications and Java-based backend solutions for e-commerce applications.
His interests include enterprise software development, refactoring and redesigning applications, designing and implementing RESTful web services, troubleshooting Java applications for performance issues, and TDD.
He has strong expertise in Java-based application development, ADF (a JSF-based Java EE web framework), SQL, PL/SQL, JUnit, designing RESTful services, Spring, Spring Boot, Struts, Elasticsearch, and MongoDB. He is also a Sun Certified Java Programmer for the Java 6 platform. He is a moderator for JavaRanch and likes to share his findings on his blog.

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 tutorials and blogs about Java, NetBeans, and web development. Aristides has participated in several interviews on sites about topics such as NetBeans, NetBeans DZone, and JavaHispano. He is a plugin developer for NetBeans.

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This cookbook offers a range of software development examples that are illustrated by simple and straightforward code, providing step-by-step resources and time-saving methods to help you solve data problems efficiently. Starting with the installation of Java, each recipe addresses a specific problem and is accompanied by a discussion that explains the solution and offers insight into how it works. We cover major concepts about the core programming language, as well as common tasks involved in building a wide variety of software. You will follow recipes to learn about new features of the latest Java 11 release to make your application modular, secure, and fast.

The intended audience includes beginners, programmers with intermediate experience, and even experts; all will be able to access these recipes, which demonstrate the latest features released with Java 11.

, Installation and a Sneak Peek into Java 11, helps you to set up the development environment for running your Java programs and gives a brief overview of the new features and tools in Java 11.