English | Apr. 2018 | ISBN: 1788832825 | 910 Pages | EPUB
Mastering advanced features of Java and implement them to build amazing projects
Java 9 and its new features add to the richness of the language; Java is one of the languages most used by developers to build robust software applications. Java 9 comes with a special emphasis on modularity with its integration with Jigsaw. This course is your one-stop guide to mastering the language.
You'll be provided with an overview and explanation of the new features introduced in Java 9 and the importance of the new APIs and enhancements. Some new features of Java 9 are ground-breaking; if you are an experienced programmer, you will be able to make your enterprise applications leaner by learning these new features. You'll be provided with practical guidance in applying your newly acquired knowledge of Java 9 and further information on future developments of the Java platform. This course will improve your productivity, making your applications faster. Next, you'll go on to implement everything you've learned by building 10 cool projects. You will learn to build an email filter that separates spam messages from all your inboxes, a social media aggregator app that will help you efficiently track various feeds, and a microservice for a client/server note application, to name just a few.
By the end of this course, you will be well acquainted with Java 9 features and able to build your own applications and projects.
What You Will Learn
Package Java applications as modules using the Java Platform Module System
Implement process management in Java using the all-new process handling API
Integrate your applications with third-party services in the cloud
Interact with mail servers, using JavaMail to build an application that filters spam messages
Use JavaFX to build rich GUI-based applications, which are an essential element of application development
Leverage the possibilities provided by the newly introduced Java shell
Test your application's effectiveness with the JVM harness
See how Java 9 provides support for the HTTP 2.0 standard
Table of Contents
1: THE JAVA 9 LANDSCAPE
2: DISCOVERING JAVA 9
3: JAVA 9 LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENTS
4: BUILDING MODULAR APPLICATIONS WITH JAVA 9
5: MIGRATING APPLICATIONS TO JAVA 9
6: EXPERIMENTING WITH THE JAVA SHELL
7: LEVERAGING THE NEW DEFAULT G1 GARBAGE COLLECTOR
8: MICROBENCHMARKING APPLICATIONS WITH JMH
9: MAKING USE OF THE PROCESSHANDLE API
10: FINE-GRAINED STACK TRACING
11: NEW TOOLS AND TOOL ENHANCEMENTS
12: CONCURRENCY AND REACTIVE PROGRAMMING
13: SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS
14: COMMAND LINE FLAGS
15: BEST PRACTICES IN JAVA 9
16: FUTURE DIRECTIONS
17: INTRODUCTION
18: MANAGING PROCESSES IN JAVA
19: DUPLICATE FILE FINDER
20: DATE CALCULATOR
21: SUNAGO - A SOCIAL MEDIA AGGREGATOR
22: SUNAGO - AN ANDROID PORT
23: EMAIL AND SPAM MANAGEMENT WITH MAILFILTER
24: PHOTO MANAGEMENT WITH PHOTOBEANS
25: TAKING NOTES WITH MONUMENTUM
26: SERVERLESS JAVA
27: DESKDROID - A DESKTOP CLIENT FOR YOUR ANDROID PHONE
28: WHAT IS NEXT?