Java Programming For Dummies

Want to use Java, not just read about it? In Java Programming For Dummies, 2nd Edition, computing experts Don and David Koosis give you all the practical information and code you need to create platform-independent, stand-alone applications as well as applets for Web pages. Whether you want to amp-up the multimedia and interactivity of your Web site to make it more entertaining or you want to make your Web site a work site by providing a Java-based Web interface to a corporate database, you'll quickly find what you need in Java Programming For Dummies, 2nd Edition.

Plus, to get you programming in Java fast, the book includes a bonus CD-ROM chock-full of everything from JavaSoft's Java Developer's Kit (Version 1.0.2 for Macs, Version 1.1.1 for Windows) to sample applets such as Ticker Tape, Calendar, Sprite, Quizem, JavaBots, and Shopping Cart.

About the Authors Donald J. Koosis, owner of ISC Consultants, has been developing materials to help people understand computers for more than 20 years. David Koosis is a native citizen of cyberspace. He helps computers understand people by writing programs in Java, Delphi, C++, and other unspeakable tongues.