The Java Language Specification (First Edition)

With the publication of this book, James Gosling, Bill Joy, and Guy Steele provide the definitive technical reference for the Java programming language. It provides complete, accurate, and detailed coverage of the entire language and its syntax. If you want to know the precise meaning of Java's constructs, this is the source. Published in 1996 by Addison-Wesley.




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