Just Java (Java Series)

This book covers all the essential information any programmer needs to get started with Java. Just Java starts with the basics and then describes more advanced elements, such as window and network programming in Java.

This informative tutorial covers the fundamentals of Java programming, Java applications for LANs or the Internet, and the Abstract Windows Toolkit (AWT). The author assumes that the reader has some previous programming experience, but not necessarily in an object-oriented language. The book begins with a discussion of object-oriented programming and an overview of writing Java applications for the Web and the Internet. After covering the basics of the language, Just Java moves on to discuss arrays and dynamic data structures, exceptions and threading, the difference between applets and applications, and how to code an applet. Other topics include I/O, network and Internet programming, utilities and libraries, the AWT, and graphics. At the end of each chapter, you'll find exercises and a list of suggested reading on related subjects. The CD-ROM includes all Java source code examples from the book, Java applets, the JavaSoft Java Developer's Kit (JDK) v. 1.0.2, and Symantec Café Lite. Overall, this is a practical and enjoyable tutorial on the fundamentals of Java.