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Herbert Schildt, a prominent programming author, announces his retirement from writing but will continue to follow the evolution of programming. He expresses gratitude to his publisher, McGraw-Hill, and acknowledges Dr. Danny Coward for taking over the revisions of his Java books. Schildt reflects on the changes in programming over the decades and thanks his readers for their support.

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Herbert Schildt, a prominent programming author, announces his retirement from writing but will continue to follow the evolution of programming. He expresses gratitude to his publisher, McGraw-Hill, and acknowledges Dr. Danny Coward for taking over the revisions of his Java books. Schildt reflects on the changes in programming over the decades and thanks his readers for their support.

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HerbSchildt.

com

The Web Site

of

Programming Author

Herbert Schildt

After writing extensively about programming for many years, the time has
come for me to retire. Going forward, I will be pursuing several other
endeavors, but I will also continue to follow with great interest the ongoing
evolution of programming, programming languages, and computing in
general. Thus, while I will no longer be actively writing about it,
programming will always be "in my bones."

Over the past several decades, I have seen many changes in both the art
and the science of programming. Several of these changes were caused
by innovations in computer language design and theory. For example,
object-oriented-programming as championed by languages such as C++
and Java facilitated the creation of larger and more resilient applications.
Other changes were due to advances in the computing landscape. For
example, the advent of multicore systems, the rise of the internet, and
the ubiquitous use of handheld devices impacted the way we think about
and structure programs. Throughout this sometimes chaotic, but always
exciting evolutionary process, one thing has remained constant: the
programmer is still at the foundation of the digital transformation. I count
myself fortunate to have lived through such a time in history. But then, the
history of programming is just beginning. It is a great time to be a
programmer.

As a result of my retirement, the next editions of Java: The Complete


Reference and Java: A Beginner's Guide have been prepared by Dr. Danny
Coward. Danny is a Java expert, a published author, and the technical
editor on several previous editions of these books. When it came time for
me to retire, Danny generously agreed to take on the task of fully revising
these books for JDK 21. As a result, all revisions, updates, and new
material for Java: The Complete Reference, 13th Edition and Java: A
Beginner's Guide, 10th Edition were prepared by Danny. Revising books of
this size is no small task and I want to thank Danny for all his efforts in
preparing these editions.

I also want to thank everyone at my longtime publisher, McGraw-Hill. To


become a successful writer requires a successful publisher. Each needs
the other to create a quality book. (In other words, writing and publishing
form two sides of the same coin.) Of course, a publisher is only as good
as its people. Over these many years, I have been fortunate to have
worked with some of the very best. Although there are far too many to
name them all, I want to give special thanks to Wendy Rinaldi, Lisa
McClain, Patty Mon, Jeff Pepper, and Scott Rogers. Friends, it's been one
grand adventure and a wonderful time. All the best, and many thanks!

Finally, I want to thank all of you, my many readers. Your support,


feedback, and comments have always been much appreciated. To all of
you, and to programmers everywhere, I wish the very best.

Herbert Schildt

About Herb Schildt

Called "one of the world's foremost authors of books about programming"


by International Developer magazine, best-selling author Herbert Schildt
has written about programming for nearly four decades. His books have
sold millions of copies worldwide and have been widely
translated. Featured as one of the rock star programmers in Ed Burns'
book Secrets of the Rock Star Programmers, Schildt is interested in all
facets of computing, but his primary focus is computer languages. He is
the author of numerous books on Java, C, C++, and C#. Schildt holds BA
and MCS degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign. He is
a longtime member of the ACM.

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