title: The Java Language Specification, Java SE 7 Edition (Java Series)
author:  James Gosling 
description: <B>James Gosling </B>is the creator of the Java programming language and a former Fellow at Sun Microsystems. He developed the original Java compiler and Java Virtual Machine, and was a principal in the Andrew project at Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science. He joined Liquid Robotics as Chief Software Architect in 2011. <P style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Bill Joy </B>is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and was the principal architect of the Berkeley version of UNIX<B>&reg;</B>, for which he received a lifetime achievement award from the USENIX Association in 1993. Joy has had a central role in shaping the Java programming language. He joined KPCB as a Greentech Partner in 2005.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Guy L. Steele Jr. </B>is a Software Architect at Oracle Labs, where he conducts research in language design and implementation strategies, parallel algorithms, and computer arithmetic. Steele is a co-creator of the Scheme programming language, an ACM Fellow, an IEEE Fellow, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Gilad Bracha </B>is the creator of the Newspeak programming language and a former Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems. Prior to Sun, he worked on Strongtalk, the Animorphic Smalltalk System. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Utah.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Alex Buckley </B>is the Specification Lead for the Java programming language and the Java Virtual Machine at Oracle. He holds a Ph.D. in Computing from Imperial College London.</P>
zlib_text: 	
  JAVA	FROM	ZERO	TO	PROFICIENCY
  (BEGINNER)
  	
  	
  A	step-by-step	guide	to	learn	Java.
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Patrick	Felicia
  
  JAVA	FROM	ZERO	TO	PROFICIENCY
  (BEGINNER)
  	
  http://learntocodewithpat/Java
  	
  Copyright	©	2019	Patrick	Felicia	(Revised	Edition)
  	
  All	rights	reserved.	No	part	of	this	book	may	be	reproduced,	stored	in	retrieval
  systems,	or	transmitted	in	any	form	or	by	any	means,	without	the	prior	written
  permission	 of	 the	 publisher	 (Patrick	 Felicia),	 except	 in	 the	 case	 of	 brief
  quotations	embedded	in	critical	articles	or	reviews.
  	
  Every	effort	has	been	made	in	the	preparation	of	this	book	to	ensure	the	accuracy
  of	the	information	presented.	However,	the	information	contained	in	this	book	is
  sold	 without	 warranty,	 either	 expressed	 or	 implied.	 Neither	 the	 author	 and	 its
  dealers	and	distributors	will	be	held	liable	for	any	damages	caused	or	alleged	to
  be	caused	directly	or	indirectly	by	this	book.
  	
  First	published:	February	2019
  Published	by	Patrick	Felicia
  	
  	
  
  CREDITS
  	
  Aut