© Kishori Sharan 2017

Kishori Sharan, Java 9 Revealed, 10.1007/978-1-4842-2592-9_1

1. Introduction

Kishori Sharan1 

(1)Montgomery, Alabama, USA

In this chapter, you will learn:

  • What’s included in JDK 9

  • How to read this book

  • System requirements to use the examples in this book

  • How to install NetBeans

  • How to download and use the supplied source code for the examples in this book

Introduction to JDK 9

JDK is the ninth major release of the Java Development Kit and is scheduled to be released in late July 2017. It comes with several exciting new features. This book covers the features that are useful to Java application developers in their daily programing life. You can find a complete list of all the features at http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk9/ .

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