The Java Programming Language
Addison Wesley (Publisher)
5th Edition
Published on 28. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
992 pages
978-0-13-276168-0 (ISBN)
Description
Targeted at intermediate-to-advanced developers, this is the definitive tutorial introduction and reference to the Java SE7 language and its essential libraries. Co-authored by "father of Java" James Gosling and two respected leaders of the global Java community, this book brings together exclusive insights and best practices for doing more with Java, and writing more robust, efficient, and maintainable software. Developers worldwide have used previous editions to quickly gain a deep understanding of the Java programming language, its design goals, and its most effective use in real-world development. Now, every chapter has been updated to reflect best practices for Java SE7 coding, and several entirely new sections have been added. The Java Programming Language, Fifth Edition systematically covers most classes in Java's main packages, java.lang.*, java.util, and java.io, presenting in-depth explanations of why these classes work as they do, along with exceptionally instructive examples. The authors help experienced programmers gain unprecedented mastery over features and techniques ranging from "anonymous inner classes" and reflection to I/O, threading, and collections. The authors present exceptionally clear and practical explanations drawn from their immense experience pioneering the Java platform, and illustrate many of these examples using simple mathematical problems.
More details
Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 187 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-13-276168-0 (9780132761680)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition

Ken Arnold | James Gosling | David Holmes
Java (TM) Programming Language, The
Book
08/2005
4th Edition
Prentice Hall
€64.36
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Persons
Ken Arnold, formerly of Sun Microsystems, was one of the original architects of Jini technology, and original lead architect of JavaSpaces. He is a leading expert in object-oriented design, C, C++, and distributed computing. James Gosling, formerly Fellow and VP at Sun Microsystems, created the Java programming language. One of the computer industry's most noted programmers, he previously developed NeWS, Sun's network-extensible windowing system, and was a principal in the Andrew project at Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science. Dr. David Holmes, Senior Java Technologist, currently serves on the Oracle engineering team developing Sun Java Real-Time System.