Java for Dummies + Website - Softcover

Burd, Barry, Ph.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118407806 ISBN 13: 9781118407806

Publisher: For Dummies, 2014

Synopsis

Each book covers all the necessary information a beginner needs to know about a particular topic, providing an index for easy reference and using the series' signature set of symbols to clue the reader in to key topics, categorized under such titles as Tip, Remember, Warning!, Technical Stuff and True Story. Original.

About this title

About the Author

Barry Burd, PhD, is a Computer Science professor at Drew University where he has been named to Drew’s “List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Students” five times. Barry is the author of numerousFor Dummies books and writes frequently for several online publications, including JavaBoutique.com.

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Combine several smaller programs to create a bigger program
• Use new features and tools in Java 8
• Create basic Java objects and reuse code
• Handle exceptions and events

Jump into Java! The bestselling Java book for beginners is now fully updated for Java 8

Java is everywhere, runs on almost any computer, and is the engine that drives the coolest applications. If you ve always wanted to learn Java,Java For Dummies is your ticket to Java success! Featuring updates on Java 8, this hands-on guide is written in an easy-to-read manner and is the perfect resource to get you running with Java in a jiffy!

• The Java scoop get an overview of Java, featuring new tools and enhancements in Java 8, including new libraries, parallel frameworks, and more
• Building blocks find out how to work with Java classes and methods
• Get loopy understand the value of variables and learn to control program flow with loops or decision-making statements
• Stay classy explore classes and objects, constructors, and subclasses, and find out how to reuse code
• A click ahead jump into variables, use arrays and collections, and create programs that respond to mouse clicks

Visit the companion website at www.dummies.com/go/javafordummies6e for all the code from the book and additional material

Open the book and find:

• Definitions of terms associated with Java
• Java syntax and an object-oriented programming overview
• How to save time and effort by reusing code
• All about if, for, switch, and while statements
• The enhanced multimedia capabilities of Java 8
• Updates for Android and other new tools
• How to write Java applets
• Tips to avoid common mistakes

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118407806
• ISBN 13: 9781118407806
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 414