Covers the latest developments in Java as well as core Java programming topics for those familiar with the basics of programming but new to Java, and includes source code for all examples, a functional Java compiler, and leading development tools on an accompanying CD-ROM. Original. (Intermediate)
Rogers Cadenhead is a Web application developer and author. He has written 17 books on Internet-related topics, including Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours and Radio UserLand Kick Start. He's also a Web publisher whose sites receive more than seven million visits a year. He maintains this book's official World Wide Web site at http://www.java21days.com.
Laura Lemay is a technical writer and author. After spending six years writing software documentation for various computer companies in Silicon Valley, she decided that writing books would be much more fun. In her spare time, she collects computers, email addresses, interesting hair colors, and nonrunning motorcycles. She is also the perpetrator of Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days.