<ul><li>Covering everything from basic Java development concepts to the latest tools and techniques used in Java, this book will put would-be programmers on their way to Java mastery<li>Explores what goes into creating a program, how to put the pieces together, dealing with standard programming challenges, debugging, and making it work<li>Updated for the release of the Java SDK 2.0, with all examples revised to reflect the changes in the technology</ul>