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On to Java 2

Patrick Henry Winston; Sundar Narasimhan

ISBN:

9780201725933

Publisher:

Addison-Wesley

Publication Date:

2001

Binding:

Softcover

Synopsis:

Learn the exciting language of the World Wide Web

On To Java provides you with the knowledge that you need to learn the Java programming language and improve your programming practices. It is written in the clear and concise style that makes all Winston's books popular with programmers.

The knowledge you need

Each chapter responds to a question you naturally ask when you want to learn a new language: What's special about the language? How do I define a method? How do I implement a loop? How do I open a file? How do I build a graphical user interface? What are the idioms of the language? How do I program effectively?

You learn the answers from a to-the-point, slidelike presentation. First, you learn answers that enable you to write complete, functional programs immediately. Then, you learn how to improve and extend those programs as you learn to design class hierarchies, practice data and procedure abstraction with getters and setters, impose requirements using interfaces, follow the model-view approach to system design, access applets from network viewers, use threads to implement dynamic applets, access files via resources, construct graphical user interfaces using swing classes, and much, much more.

Winston's proven approach

Based on extensive teaching experience
Explains ideas in fast-paced, concept-centered unit
Illustrates ideas via short, yet complete programs
Answers your natural questions in a natural order
Stresses principles of good-programming practice
Reinforces key concepts with targeted exercises
Recapitulates key points as if-then rules

About the authors

Well-known author Patrick Henry Winston teaches artificial intelligence and computer science and develops computational theories of human intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of On To C, On To C++, and Artificial Intelligence.

Java expert Sundar Narasimhan develops complex situation assessment and resource allocation systems at Ascent Technology Inc.