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Over the past 20 years, a number of different formats have emerged for packaging Java programs. But as cloud-native computing flips the model for deploying Java web apps on its head and Docker ...

Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies translates all this foreign programming and computer syntax into plain English, along with plenty of helpful examples and tips.

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It was never the sexiest language, but for decades Java has been a mainstay of modern technology, and it's going to be with us for years to come.