TL;DR : I have read many books while learning Java 8, but the the best book I found was Java SE 8 for Really Impatient from Cay S. Horstmann. Why I recommend this book? three reasons, first clarity, second size of the book is not overwhelming, and third and most important I was able to connect to this book. I didn't find it boring or feeling sleepy as soon as I started reading, which in my opinion is a litmus test for any book. Its been more than a year since Java 8 was launched in March 2014 and number of Java developers looking to learn Java 8 features like lambda expression, streams, and new date and time API is increasing exponentially. Since Java 8 is significantly different from earlier Java version, thanks to the functional programming approach introduced in this release to take advantage of multicore CPU, programmers are finding it hard to grasp new concepts. Questions like which books should I refer to start learning Java 8? or what is the best book to learn Java 8 is increasingly seen in various places on internet. I had started learning Java 8 from last year itself, even before Java SE 8 was released and I have gone through many books in past one year. When many of my reader asked me to suggest a good book to learn Java 8, I thought about writing this blog post and sharing my experience with some of the best Java 8 books. These books are equally useful for beginners and senior and experience Java programmers looking to learn functional programming in Java 8.
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