Java 9 Programming Blueprints

Master features like modular programming, Java HTTP 2.0, and REPL by building numerous applications

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited

By: Jason Lee

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|Jul 2025

E-Book €34.99Institutions €134.95

Description

Build a variety of real-world applications by taking advantage of the newest features of Java 9

Key Features

See some of the new features of Java 9 and be introduced to parts of the Java SDK
This book provides a set of diverse, interesting projects that range in complexity from fairly simple to advanced and cover HTTP 2.0
Take advantage of Java's new modularity features to write real-world applications that solve a variety of problems

Book Description

Java is a powerful language that has applications in a wide variety of fields. From playing games on your computer to performing banking transactions, Java is at the heart of everything.

The book starts by unveiling the new features of Java 9 and quickly walks you through the building blocks that form the basis of writing applications. There are 10 comprehensive projects in the book that will showcase the various features of Java 9. You will learn to build an email filter that separates spam messages from all your inboxes, a social media aggregator app that will help you efficiently track various feeds, and a microservice for a client/server note application, to name a few. The book covers various libraries and frameworks in these projects, and also introduces a few more frameworks that complement and extend the Java SDK.

Through the course of building applications, this book will not only help you get to grips with the various features of Java 9, but will also teach you how to design and prototype professional-grade applications with performance and security considerations.

What you will learn

Learn how to package Java applications as modules by using the Java Platform Module System
Implement process management in Java by using the all-new process handling API
Integrate your applications with third-party services in the cloud
Interact with mail servers using JavaMail to build an application that filters spam messages
Learn to use JavaFX to build rich GUI based applications, which are an essential element of application development
Write microservices in Java using platform libraries and third-party frameworks
Integrate a Java application with MongoDB to build a cloud-based note taking application

Who this book is for

This book is for Java developers who are already familiar with the language. Familiarity with more advanced topics, such as network programming and threads, would be helpful, but is not assumed.