This new edition includes all of the core pedagogic material from Java How to Program, 6/e updated to the forthcoming Java Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6; code named "Mustang"). Check out the complete Table of Contents. Here's some of the book's key features:

* Updated the entire book to the new Java Standard Edition 6 ("Mustang").
* Attention to key software engineering community concepts, such as Web 2.0, SOA, web services, open source software, design patterns, mashups, refactoring and many more.
* Carefully coordinated with our new Java, Web 2.0, Ajax, and Programming Projects Resource Centers.
* New Ajax-enabled, event-driven web applications development with JavaServer Faces
* The servlets and JSP chapters have been dropped in favor of the new JavaServer Faces (JSF) treatment.
* New tools-based approach for web applications development.
* New web services chapter.
* New SwingWorker class for multithreaded user interfaces.
* New Java desktop integration (JDIC) features, such as splash screens and interactions with the system tray.
* New GroupLayout layout manager.
* New JDBC chapter introduces JDBC 4 and uses the MySQL and Java DB databases.
* New JTable sorting and filtering capabilities.
* New Java2D gradient capabilities.
* Strong treatment of generics and generic collections.
* New application using Google Maps web services.
* Java Blueprints technology.
* New StringBuilder class.
* New Resource Centers for Eclipse, NetBeans, Java Studio Creator 2, JBuilder and other popular environments.
* New coverage of annotations, and much more.

And all the key features from Java How to Program, 6/e, including

* Carefully developed object-oriented programming presentation featuring an early classes and objects pedagogy.
* Extensive object-oriented programming case studies.
* Optional 10-section OOD/UML 2 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) case study, including complete code implementation.
* Optional graphics and GUI case study track.
* Multitier, database-driven web application development.
* And much more.