# 09 - Input/Output and NIO.2

I/O in Java: byte and character streams, BufferedReader/Writer, NIO.2 with Path and Files, object serialization and best practices.

## What you'll learn

- Reading Text Files
- Writing Text Files
- Byte Streams
- Path and Paths
- Files: File Operations

*This article is part of the **Java** series on federicocalo.dev.*

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## Read the full article

The complete article (17 min read) with code examples, diagrams, and practical exercises is available here:

**➡️ [09 - Input/Output and NIO.2](https://federicocalo.dev/en/blog/java-input-output-nio)**

`https://federicocalo.dev/en/blog/java-input-output-nio`

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*By [Federico Calò](https://federicocalo.dev) — Software Developer & Technical Writer*