Practical organisation helps students grasp important concepts before applying them

Written in a clear, friendly, and easy-to-understand manner, the text uses a step-by-step approach to teach Java with each chapter covering a major set of topics and building knowledge as students progress through the book.
Procedural programming is covered before object-oriented programming, ensuring that students understand fundamental programming and problem-solving concepts.
Revised - JavaFX has replaced Swing in the chapters that focus on GUI development.
New - Three chapters (Ch. 12-14) discuss basics of (GUI) applications with JavaFX, CSS styling and advanced user interface controls, and 2D shapes, animation, visual effects, playing audio and video, and responding to mouse and keyboard events.
Updated - Online Database Chapter 22 now uses JavaFX instead of Swing for its GUI applications.

Pedagogical features convey and reinforce major concepts

New - Several new, motivational programming problems have been added throughout the book.
Example Programs are practical, real-world examples designed to highlight the current topic.
Review Questions and Exercises appear in each chapter and present a thorough and diverse set of review questions and exercises.
Programming Challenges and Case Studies present real-world problems to be solved, and solidify students’ knowledge of topics at hand offer.
In the Spotlight, Concept Statements, Checkpoints, and Program Outputs appear throughout each chapter to reinforce students’ understanding of key chapter topics.

Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures, 4th edition