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Synopsis
BlueJ is a Java development environment that runs on top of the Sun Microsystems Java Development Kit making use of the standard compiler and virtual machine. It has been specifically designed for the introductory teaching of object-oriented programming, allowing the student to create objects of any class and interact with their methods. This truly 'objects first' approach within the customised BlueJ environment is expected to revolutionise the way programming is taught. For the first time, the traditionally difficult concepts of objects and classes are bought alive in an easily manipulable visual form.
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Objects First with Java:
A Practical Introduction Using BlueJ
Third Edition
David J. Barnes
Michael Kölling
The BlueJ revolution goes on! The third edition of Objects First with Java has been fully updated for Java 5.0, and features a new version of BlueJ providing even stronger support for learning Java syntax and semantics.
Hallmark features
- An ‘Objects First’ approach encourages students to exploit the power of OOP from the beginning
- A project-driven approach applies a problem-solving method to real applications.
- A CD-ROM containing the JDK and versions of BlueJ for a variety of operating systems
- A Companion Website at www.pearsoned.co.uk/barnes includes a style guide for all program examples, PowerPoint slides and other resources for both students and instructors.
- Additional resources can be found on the BlueJ website: www.bluej.org/objects-first/
New to the third edition
- Fully compliant with Java 5.0 features including generics
- A revised treatment of autobox and enumerators
- Expanded coverage of graphics and GUI programming
- A new version of the BlueJ environment, featuring:
o Full support for Java 5.0
o An all-new interface ‘look and feel’
o A new ‘Code Pad’ feature, allowing immediate execution and evaluation of Java code.
About the Authors
David Barnes has 25 years experience in teaching programming. He and Michael Kölling both teach introductory Java courses at the Universityof Kent, Canterbury. Michael Kölling was a key member of the team that developed BlueJ at MonashUniversityin Australia.
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From reviews of the original edition
“The book represents a valuable, new approach to introductory programming; it is still my best choice as textbook for the introductory programming course.”
—Michael Caspersen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
“This is the most innovative approach to teaching an Introduction to Programming course I have seen so far.”
—Clemens Martin, University of Ontario
“I would like to thank the authors for their good job on this book, and the wonderful BlueJ, the best programming environment for students learning Java.”
—Ying Zhou, Rhode Island College
The first true ‘objects first’ introductory text; the best introduction to objects and OO programming concepts I have ever seen.”
—Michael Goldweber, XavierUniversity
“The more I read Barnes and Kölling’s book, the more impressed I am with it. It is a pedagogical masterpiece.”
—Ian Bridgewood, CopenhagenUniversityCollegeof Engineering
About the Author
David Barnes is a Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Kent, in Canterbury, England. He has been teaching introductory programming for over 25 years, and has practical experience of a wide range of programming languages. He has been teaching object-oriented programming in Java for over 10 years. David is passionate about the excitement that is inherent in computer science and is actively involved in promoting it as a subject area to high-school children. In addition to computing education, his main research is in the area of software engineering.
Michael Kölling is a Senior Lecturer at the Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, in Canterbury, England. He holds a PhD in computer science from Sydney University, and has worked in Australia, Denmark and the UK. Michael’s research interests are in the areas of object-oriented systems, programming languages, software tools, computing education. He has published numerous papers on object-orientation and computing education topics. Michael is one of the developers of BlueJ and, more recently, the Greenfoot platform.
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- PublisherPrentice Hall/Pearson
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0136060552
- ISBN 13 9780136060550
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number4
- Number of pages560
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