Learn Java(TM) on the Macintosh - Softcover

Boone, Barry; Mark, Dave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201191571 ISBN 13: 9780201191578

Publisher: Longman Pub Group, 1996

Synopsis

Veteran authors Barry Boone and Dave Mark show readers how to learn to program using Java on the most user-friendly platform--the Macintosh. Written in the style of the highly successful Learn C on the Macintosh, this easy-to-follow introduction will take beginning programmers through the core concepts of this new programming language. The CD-ROM contains Metrowerk's CodeWarrior Java Lite, the premier version of Java for the Mac.

About this title

About the Author

Barry Boone is an independent consultant who has helped many Fortune 500 companies successfully implement object-oriented technologies on a variety of platforms.

Dave Mark is a columnist for MacTech, and his company, M/MAC, doescustom Macintosh development. He is the author of the bestselling MacintoshProgramming Primer series, which includes Macintosh Programming Primer,Volumes I and II, and Macintosh Pascal Programming Primer allpublished by Addison-Wesley.

the Macintosh Programming Primer series (all from Addison-Wesley), and a columnist for MacTech. His company, M/MAC, does custom Macintosh Dave Mark is the author of the bestselling Learn C on the Macintosh and development.Dave Mark is the author of the bestselling Learn C on the Macintosh and a columnist for MacTech. His company, M/MAC, does Macintosh consulting.

Dave Mark is the author of Learn C on the Macintosh, Second Edition, Learn C++ on the Macintosh, and the Macintosh Programming Primer series, and he writes a column for MacTech magazine. He manages the Discover Products Division for Metrowerks.Dave Mark is the author of the bestselling titles Learn C on the Macintosh, Second Edition and Macintosh C Programming Primer, Second Edition (Addison-Wesley). He is also a columnist for MacTech magazine.

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From the Back Cover

Learn Java™ on the Macintosh® provides everything you need to learn the most powerful and exciting computer language in use today--and in a "no experience necessary" format. You can learn Java with this book, even if you don't know any other programming languages.

Filled with clear and useful diagrams, explanations, examples, and exercises, this book will teach you the basics of programming in Java. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the Metrowerks CodeWarrior™ Java Lite environment and all the files you'll need for hands-on, step-by-step practice. All you have to bring to the table is your Macintosh, a CD-ROM drive, and a desire to program in Java.

Learn Java on the Macintosh includes:

In the book
* Details on implementing the CodeWarrior Java environment, the premiere Java programming environment for the Mac
* A clear, concise introduction to Java's essential programming concepts: classes, objects, methods, variables, and operators
* An overview of programming for the World-Wide Web and how to build Java applets

On the CD-ROM
* Metrowerks CodeWarrior Java Lite, a special edition of the leading Java development environment for the Mac
* Code examples from the book, all of which can be run with the Metrowerks environment
* Java applets for the World-Wide Web, ranging from simple to sophisticated, that illustrate all the concepts discussed in this book

This easy-to-follow tutorial doesn't stop at the basics: You'll also learn how to use Java's object-oriented features and techniques, how to create a graphical user interface in Java, how to paint pictures in your applet's window, how to respond to error conditions, and much more. This is Java presented the way it should be--a straightforward approach to the latest and greatest programming language on the market today. 0201191571B04062001

Edition details

• Publisher: Longman Pub Group
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201191571
• ISBN 13: 9780201191578
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 475