Cay Horstmann's eighth edition of Java Concepts provides an approachable introduction to fundamental programming techniques and design skills, helping readers' master basic concepts and become competent coders. Updates for the Java 8 software release and additional visual design elements make this student-friendly text even more engaging. The text is known for its realistic programming examples, great quantity and variety of homework assignments, and programming exercises that build student problem-solving abilities. The eighth edition now includes problem solving sections, more example code online, and exercise from Science and Business. This text is an unbound, three hole punched version.

Author Biography

Cay Horstmann grew up in Northern Germany and attended the Christian-Albrechts-Universitat in Kiel, a harbor town at the Baltic sea. He received a M.S. in computer science from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. For four years, he was VP and CTO of an Internet startup that went from 3 people in a tiny office to a public company. He now teaches computer science at San Jose State University. Cay also writes books and articles on programming languages and computer science education.