Java 2: The Complete Reference (English) 5th Edition (Paperback) Herbert Schildt’s Java 2: The Complete Reference 5th Edition is apt for Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology students. The book is divided into multiple chapters so as to have a better understanding of the subject. The book covers 6th semester, 4th semester, 5th semester and 3rd semester syllabus. About Herbert Schildt Herbert Schildt is an American author and windows programmer. He has authored books like Modula-2 Made Easy, Advanced Turbo Pascal and Advanced Modula-2. Schildt obtained his graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois. He has penned down books about DOS, C, C++ and other computer languages.