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Beginning Java is quite possibly the most comprehensive and readable tutorial for the Java programming language available today. The author takes a language-centered approach to showing off Java features, beginning with basic data types and language keywords, along with an explanation of the fundamentals of object-oriented programming and design. This strategy makes the book an excellent introduction for beginning programmers who learn Java as their first programming language. (More experienced programmers can skim the early chapters and get to more advanced topics.)
Early on, the author uses command-line examples to show Java basics without getting bogged down in the details of AWT interface programming. He also presents some great advanced topics, such as the chapter on file I/O in Java, which you won't likely find in any other volumes on Java. Other especially useful expert topics include the Java threads, database and JDBC programming, and even socket programming using Java's networking classes. The book closes with a very clear explanation of remote method invocation (RMI) for distributed computing and details on how to deploy Java components on the Web in JAR files.
Beginning Java is truly a rare find: both beginners and experts can use this book and it proves that Java is a great language for teaching programming. As Java becomes the language of choice for the industry, we can expect more books to approach the language in the same way. With Beginning Java, the author seems to have a head start on the future of how to teach programming.
Book Description
This book is for anyone who wants to gain a comprehensive knowledge of Java so they can write applications and applets, or for anyone who just wants to learn object-oriented programming. All the examples are fully compatible with the JDK 1.1, and are graduated so that, even if you are a newcomer to programming, you will rapidly gain the knowledge of object-oriented techniques and acquire the programming skills that you need to write your own Java programs.
Synopsis
This text is for anyone who wants to gain a comprehensive knowledge of Java so they can write applications and applets, or for anyone who just wants to learn object-oriented programming. All the examples are fully compatible with the JDK 1.1, and are graduated so that, even if you are a newcomer to programming, you should gain the knowledge of object-oriented techniques and acquire the programming skills that you need to write your own Java programs.
From the Publisher
-Teaches Java the language, from scratch
-Lots of clear, step-by-step examples and a proven tutorial format
-Object-oriented programming fully explained
-Helps you make the most of JDK 1.1 and its class library
-Create a fully-fledged windows application using the AWT
-Connect to databases using the JDBC API
-Covers networking, RMI, serialisation and the new event model
-Challenging questions with model answers for each chapter
-Takes you further, faster to create useful applets and applications
About the Author
After countless years in the computer industry both doing and managing, Ivor has taken up writing on programming topics for relaxation. When not relaxing, he takes an interest in cosmology, cacti, chaos and cameras, and does a little editing of other people's efforts on the side.
