Changes in the Seventh Edition of Java in a Nutshell
Return to Preface of Java in a Nutshell Seventh Edition
Goto next section: Java in a Nutshell Contents
Changes in the Seventh Edition
“The sixth edition of this book covers Java 8, whereas this edition covers Java 11. However, the release process of Java changed significantly with the advent of Java 9, so this book is released only a year after Java 9 arrived. Java 11 is also the first long-term support (LTS) release of Java since Java 8, so it seems likely that many Java shops will jump straight to Java 11 from Java 8.
With the seventh edition we have tried to update the concept of what it means to be a “Nutshell” guide. The modern Java developer needs to know more than just syntax and APIs. As the Java environment has matured, such topics as concurrency, object-oriented design, memory, and the Java type system have all grown in importance — even among mainstream developers.
In this edition, we have taken the approach that only the most recent versions of Java are likely to be of interest to the majority of Java developers, so we usually only call out when new features arrived if it was with Java 8 or later.
The module system (that arrived with Java 9) is still likely to be new for at least some developers, and it represents a major change.”
Goto next section: Java in a Nutshell Contents