Welcome to The Well-Grounded Java Developer.This book is aimed at turning you into a Java developer for the modern age, reigniting your passion for both the language and platform.

What Java: The Good Parts has to offer above just about any recent Java-oriented book I can think of is a historical perspective on why things are the way they are in the world of Java.

I have a friend who was a Java programmer about 5 years back. He has programmed in a few languages (C, C++, VB, java), so he is comfortable with code. For the last 5 years, he has been supporting ...