Core Java SE 9 for the Impatient

Core Java SE 9 for the Impatient, 2nd Edition, provides a concise, practical guide to Java and its core libraries. Written as a textbook by Cay S. Horstmann, the volume delivers direct instruction on language capabilities without the exhaustive detail of multi-volume references.

The text surveys fundamental programming structures, object-oriented concepts, and key mechanisms such as lambda expressions and modularity. It also explores generic programming, collections, streams, and input and output handling.

Organized in bite-sized segments to support rapid information retrieval, the book focuses on practical examples and avoids paradigm debates or historical reviews. Exercises conclude chapters to reinforce the covered programming techniques.