You already know how crucial certification is within the Java community. SCJD Exam with J2SE 5, Second Edition is a valuable guide to prepare for the exam.

This book has been updated for the new Java version, J2SE 5.0, and works its way through a project with requirements and structure similar to the project youll encounter in the exam. Upon reading this book, youll become intimately familiar with key concepts, challenges, and pitfalls that the exam is likely to test you on.

The 1.4 version of Java 2 Standard Edition provides many new programming capabilities while making plenty of old tasks easier. But without reliable guidance, you'll find it hard to take advantage of even a fraction of what the new SDK has to offer. Filled with detailed coverage of the new technology, step-by-step instruction, and tips from an acclaimed Java consultant and author, Mastering Java 2, J2SE 1.4 is the resource you'll want to keep within easy reach.

Coverage Includes:
* Understanding the Java programming language

This is an introduction to using the Java programming language in concurrent or multithreaded applications. The context is the process synchronization material and related concurrent programming in operating systems courses as opposed to software engineering. Topics covered are race conditions when threads share data, critical sections, mutual exclusion, semaphores, monitors, message passing, the rendezvous, remote procedure calls, distributed or network programming, and parallel processing.

Contents of this book,
1 Introduction 1.1 Why Have Code Conventions 1.2 Acknowledgments
2 File Names 2.1 File Suffixes 2.2 Common File Names
3 File Organization 3.1 Java Source Files 3.1.1 Beginning Comments 3.1.2 Package and Import Statements 3.1.3 Class and Interface Declarations
4 Indentation 4.1 Line Length 4.2 Wrapping Lines

As an experienced developer on the Java platform, you undoubtedly know how fast moving and comprehensive the platform is. Its many application programming interfaces (APIs) provide a wealth of functionality for all aspects of application and system-level programming. Real-world developers never use one or two APIs to solve a problem, but bring together key functionality spanning a number of APIs. Knowing which APIs you need, which parts of which APIs you need, and how the APIs work together to create the best solution can be a daunting task.

About this e-book
This book is a result of my daily work during last few
years. All answers can be found somewhere on Internet, but it takes much time
to find them. Having all of them in one place, in the form of e-book, saves you
hundreds hours.