The sixth edition of Java in a Nutshell helps experienced Java programmers get the most out of Java 7 and 8, but it's also a learning path for new developers. With examples rewritten to take full advantage of modern Java APIs and development best practices, this fully updated book brings you up to date and gets you ready to develop Java applications for the future. Learn how lambda expressions make your programs shorter, and easier to write and understand Explore Nashorn, the brand new implementation of Javascript on the Java Virtual Machine Start using the new I/O APIs to make your code cleaner, shorter, and safer Understand Java's concurrency model and learn how to write multithreaded code with confidence