Java: Your Visual Blueprint for Building Portable Java Programs (Visual Read Less, Learn More) - Softcover

Friedman-Hill, Ernest J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764535439 ISBN 13: 9780764535437

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001

Synopsis

Although experienced Java programmers will find the book useful as a reference, targets the beginning to intermediate programmer. The book assumes no previous Java experience, and is perfect for bright visual learners who want to learn Java as their first programming language and relatively inexperienced programmers looking to pick up Java as their second programming language.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 100 key Java programming tasks, including:
* Working with strings
* Creating a GUI
* Adding event handling
* Using control structures
* Designing whole classes
* Writing applets for the Web
* Recovering from errors
* Customizing a class with inheritance
* Working with files, networks, and printers
* Handling multiple threads
Java tools and more on CD-ROM!
* JBuilder and JPad Pro demos
* Jikes Compiler, JDE, and GNU Emacs for Win32
* All sample code from the book plus useful Web links
* A searchable e-version of the book
Extra Apply It
* "Apply It" and "Extra" sidebars highlight useful tips
* High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task
* Succinct explanations walk you through step-by-step
* Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

About the Author

Dr. Ernest J. Friedman-Hill graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut in 1986, and earned his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992. Since then, Dr. Friedman-Hill has been employed by Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California. His work centers on the use of distributed computing and artificial intelligence in advanced manufacturing applications. Most of his projects over the last five years have used Java. Dr. Friedman-Hill is the author of "Jess," a widely used tool for artificial intelligence research. "Jess" is written entirely in Java. You can read about "Jess" on the World Wide Web at herzberg.ca.sandia.gov/jess. Dr. Friedman-Hill has been teaching Java programming since the spring of 1996. He has taught for the University of California Extension Schools at Berkeley and San Diego, and through his own consulting firm, Montezuma Software Works. He has published numerous papers in scholarly journals as well as articles in "Dr. Dobb's Journal" and "Java Enterprise Developer."

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0764535439
• ISBN 13: 9780764535437
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 305