posted 11 years ago
Hi Campbell and Joy,
I wrote this book for all kinds of Java developers. I realize that some people may not like my writing style and may feel that the book isn't beginner friendly. However, I learned computer programming in a different era when many books were written in a similar way.
In addition to covering many Java 7 features (e.g., language features such as try-with-resources, fork/join framework, Objects utility class, and JXLayer), I've tried to dig deeper into advanced Java features such as XML (the basics, SAX, DOM, StaX, XPath, and so on) and web services (which is also new in Java 7). Unfortunately, I had to include a chapter on Android at my publisher's insistence. I would have preferred to have written on NIO (including NIO.2) or security (or even briefly overview additional APIs), but that was not to be.
All the best.
Jeff