The sixth American edition of the book has been fully updated to cover Java 8, while also using the latest version of the BlueJ programming environment, which further contributes to the easy learning of Java syntax and semantics.

Key features of the book:
- Thanks to the object-based approach, students can leverage the power of object-oriented programming from their very first programming steps.
- Through the projects used as examples in the book, problem-solving methods are directly applied to real programs.
- Accompanied by rich supplementary material, available to readers via the Internet.

New features of the sixth American edition:
- Full support and coverage of the new functional programming features provided by Java 8, as well as all the already known object-oriented methods
- Improved structure of the content that helps both beginners and advanced students, as well as professional programmers
- Chapters with higher-level content, which are aimed at more advanced readers and can be covered after studying the basic concepts and techniques
- Support for the latest version of the BlueJ environment that provides:
- Even simpler user interface
- Visual representation of program structure
- Tools that directly assist in software development.