Java SE 8 for the Really Impatient

<p>Eagerly anticipated by millions of programmers, Java SE 8 is the most important Java update in many years. The addition of lambda expressions (closures) and streams represents the biggest change to Java programming since the introduction of generics and annotations.</p> <p> </p> <p>Now, with <b> <i> <b>Java SE 8 for the Really Impatient</b> </i> </b>, internationally renowned Java author Cay S. Horstmann concisely introduces Java 8's most valuable new features (plus a few Java 7 innovations that haven't gotten the attention they deserve) . If you're an experienced Java programmer, Horstmann's practical insights and sample code will help you quickly take advantage of these and other Java language and platform improvements. This indispensable guide includes</p> Coverage of using lambda expressions (closures) to write computation &quot;snippets&quot; that can be passed to utility functions