Instead, you get the instructions are very focused on core elements of Java 1.4, accompanied by carefully chosen examples and analysis of line-by-line right to the point. Web resources: The source code of this book is no longer available in http://www.zm.sikora.btinternet.co.uk/source.html Please press the 'Companion' page button at the top right side of this page to access a zip file containing it. Sun J2SE download page http://java.sun.com/j2se/downloads.html Sun J2SE API documentation http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/docs/index.html * Written expressly for people who already know the language of procedural or object-oriented programming. * Covers the core elements of Java 1.4, including language syntax, OO features, collections, exception handling, input / output, threads, event handling, and Swing components. * Via companion Web site, provides examples of code downloads and links to additional resources.