• Full integration of Java 5 features – Handled in a separate section in earlier editions.

• Many new illustrations.

• Enhanced examples – Uses small, simple, and stimulating examples to demonstrate concepts and techniques.

– Presents longer examples in case studies with overall discussions and thorough line-by-line explanations.

• Earlier introduction to writing programs — Enables students to write short, interesting, graphical game programs starting from Chapter 2.

• New chapter on recursion – Expands treatment from earlier editions to encompass a complete chapter (Ch. 19).

• Extensive supplements options – Installing and configuring JDK, IDE tutorials, design patterns, rapid GUI development, database design, SQL, etc. are provided for instructors to customize their course.