Beginning Java5 Game Programming by Jonathan S. Harbour
Nearing its tenth year, the Java platform has attracted over 4 million software developers, with worldwide use in every major industry segment, and a presence in a wide range of devices, computers, and networks of any programming technology. In fact, its versatility, efficiency, platform portability, and security have made it the ideal technology for network computing, so that today, Java powers more than 2.5 billion devices.