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Java 17 Quick Reference Guide

Refresh your Java language syntax and core concepts

This book is 100% completeLast updated on 2021-01-26
Tarun Telang

This quick reference guide is for beginners or anyone looking to refresh their java language syntax and core concepts

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A Quick Reference Guide for Java Programming language and Core Concepts. This book is updated for java 17 and beyond, as when new language features would get matured the content would be kept updated to that latest language features. Based on around two decades of experience working in the Java language.

Buying this book entitles you to all future updates.

Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and can be found here.

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Tarun Telang

Hi! My name is Tarun Telang. I am a software engineering leader with over 16 years of experience in the industry. I have been conducting training, presenting in conferences, writing technical articles, and blogs related to software technology for more than 15 years now.

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My Certifications

  • Oracle Certified Programmer for Java 5 Platform
  • NASBA Certification on Remote Work
  • SAP Certified Application Management Expert for End to End Root Cause Analysis - Solution Manager 4.0 
  • SAP Certified Development Consultant for NetWeaver 04 Java Web  Application Development.  

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Table of Contents

About this Book

Why Learn Java ?

Target Audience

Course Pre-requisites

Java Overview

  1. What is Java ?
  2. Why Java ?
  3. History
  4. Quiz on Java Basics
  5. Java Editions

Programming in Java

  1. Installing Java SE / Java Development Kit (JDK)
  2. Installing Java IDE
  3. Your First Java Program - Hello World
  4. Compiling And Execution of Java Code
  5. Quiz on Java Introduction

Java Architecture

  1. Java as a Platform

Java Language Basics

  1. Basic Constructs of Java Language
  2. Java Application
  3. Class
  4. Packages
  5. import Statement
  6. Static Import
  7. Exercise

Console I/O in Java

  1. Writing to Console
  2. Reading Input From User

Language Basics

  1. Comments
  2. Java Keywords
  3. Variables
  4. Literals
  5. Constant
  6. Identifier
  7. Scope

Data Types in Java

  1. Primitive Data Types
  2. Non Primitive Types
  3. Arithmetic Expressions
  4. Precedence Order

Type Conversion

  1. Type Casting
  2. Wrapper Classes
  3. AutoBoxing and Unboxing
  4. Quiz on Auto-Boxing and Unboxing
  5. finally

Threads

  1. Overview of Threads
  2. Thread Priorities
  3. Thread Scheduling
  4. Types of Threads
  5. Life Cycle of a Thread
  6. Examples of Creating Threads

Glossary of Key Terminologies

  1. Popular Technical Terms
  2. Important JDK Commands

Coding Guidelines and Best Practices

  1. Variables
  2. Methods
  3. Classes & Objects
  4. Interfaces
  5. Inheritance
  6. Exercise

References

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  1. Upcoming Courses

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