Combining the two key types of Java programming, Garg (Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Texas) offers both professionals and students a guide to fundamental concepts necessary for mastering Java programming. Early chapters deal with techniques for programming in shared-memory based systems and cover concepts in Java such as threads and synchronized methods. Later chapters look at programming in a message-passing system, covering resource allocation problems, logical clocks, global property detection, leader election, and message ordering and logging. Treatment avoids excessive mathematical notation while explaining important concepts. Chapter problems are included. The book is copublished with IEEE Press.