Book: Professional Java JDK 5 Edition

Why Reading This Book?
The book itself claims that it is the continuation of Horton's book or any beginning books on Java. It aims to bring the readers one step further from the fundamental knowledge of the language and prepare them to use tools, methodologies, practices and APIs.

What to learn:

• The new features of Java language
• Principles, habits, development methodologies, & Development scenarios (ANT, Maven, JUnit, XDoclet, JMeter)
• Important Patterns:
• Adapter, MVC, Command, Strategy, Composite
  
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