This new edition includes all of the core pedagogic material from Java How to Program, 6/e updated to the forthcoming Java Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6; code named "Mustang"). Check out the complete Table of Contents. Here's some of the book's key features:

• Updated the entire book to the new Java Standard Edition 6 ("Mustang").
• Attention to key software engineering community concepts, such as Web 2.0, SOA, web services, open source software, design patterns, mashups, refactoring and many more.
• Carefully coordinated with our new Java, Web 2.0, Ajax, and Programming Projects Resource Centers.
• New Ajax-enabled, event-driven web applications development with JavaServer Faces
• The servlets and JSP chapters have been dropped in favor of the new JavaServer Faces (JSF) treatment.
• New tools-based approach for web applications development.
• New web services chapter.
• New SwingWorker class for multithreaded user interfaces.
• New Java desktop integration (JDIC) features, such as splash screens and interactions with the system tray.
• New GroupLayout layout manager.
• New JDBC chapter introduces JDBC 4 and uses the MySQL and Java DB databases.
• New JTable sorting and filtering capabilities.
• New Java2D gradient capabilities.
• Strong treatment of generics and generic collections.
• New application using Google Maps web services.
• Java Blueprints technology.
• New StringBuilder class.
• New Resource Centers for Eclipse, NetBeans, Java Studio Creator 2, JBuilder and other popular environments.
• New coverage of annotations, and much more.
  

And all the key features from Java How to Program, 6/e, including

• Carefully developed object-oriented programming presentation featuring an early classes and objects pedagogy.
• Extensive object-oriented programming case studies.
• Optional 10-section OOD/UML 2 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) case study, including complete code implementation.
• Optional graphics and GUI case study track.
• Multitier, database-driven web application development.
• And much more.

Looking for this book's Web resources links? They are now included in the Java Programming Resource Center.