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Why not try this book and see for yourself! Murach's Java Programming contents, Section 1: Get started right, Write applications that get user input, perform calculations, and display output by the end of chapter 2, Use the time-saving features of an IDE to develop and debug Java applications, Create bulletproof applications that validate user input and handle exceptions, Test and debug applications like a pro, Develop classes that define the business objects of an application, Use array lists to work with a sequence of related elements, Use file I/O to store the data for an application in a text file, Section 2: More object-oriented programming, Use inheritance, interfaces, and polymorphism in a way that's both understandable and useful in the real world, Use packages and modules to organize your code and make it easier for other programmers to use, Use records to concisely create immutable data transfer objects (DTOs), Section 3: GUI programming, Use JavaEX to develop attractive graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that handle events and validate data, Master a variety of JavaFX controls including the ComboBox, ListView, and DatePicker controls, Section 4: Add more skills as you need them, Master advanced skills for working with strings, Learn when and how to use different types of collections such as linked lists, stacks, queues, hash maps, and tree maps, Use lambda expressions and streams to process the elements in a collection in a way that's concise and flexible, Learn how recursion works and when you should use it, Use Java's latest, most intuitive API to work with dates and times, Use DB Browser to work with an embedded SQLite database, Use JDBC to write Java code that works with any database, Downloadable files and exercise solutions for NetBeans and Eclipse (see the last page of this book for details) Book jacket.