The Java Cookbook is a collection of hundreds of solutions to problems that Java programmers frequently face. The book assumes that the reader is familiar with Java. The book aims at the Java 2 platform. The recipes range from simple tasks to entire programs that for example demonstrate how to use the incorporate email into your application.
The book is organized in a simple, clear and easy to read style. The first couple of chapters provide an an introduction to compiling, running, debugging and interacting with the environment then goes on to discussing the core API's like Strings, Arrays, Wrappers, Files I/O, Collections, AWT etc. before moving on to advanced topics like server side Java, database JDBC access, RMI, multithreaded applications, native code interactions, XML applications, Enterprise Java (J2EE) etc.
Overall a very good book and handy reference for development with Java. However, the book does provide lop sided coverage providing lots of coverage in certain areas like JavaMail but very little on JSP, Servlets, XML and almost nothing on Web Services. J2EE and other server side developers are sure to be disappointed. There is negligible discussion on design patterns. However, no other single book does as much to demonstrate with examples Java's capabilities in such a nutshell. A handy reference to have in your shelf.
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