Understanding Object-Oriented Programming With Java: Updated Edition (New Java 2 Coverage)

This book develops the object-oriented programming skills of experienced programmers (at the Junior, Senior or above level) by teaching you how to use Java 2 (the latest release of Sun's Java platform), and providing a complete understanding of the philosophy behind Java 2. It starts out covering the language-independent concepts that are at the heart of the Java world, and then moves on to introducing Java through several example programs. Following this is an in-depth discussion on inheritance and polymorphism. Finally, the book concludes with material on important features of Java that are not object-oriented.

Features

Teaches students why the Java language works the way it does, as opposed to simply how it works

NEW! Chapter on Network Programming

NEW! Chapter on Java 2 - the most recent version of Java

NEW! Material on pure polymorphism

NEW! Appendices on Java Operators, Java Escape Characters, Java API, and Java Syntax

Timothy A. Budd is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Oregon State University. Budd received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Western Washington University, and his masters and doctorate degrees in computer science from Yale University. His research interests include multi-paradigm programming languages, programming environments, compiler implementation and optimization techniques.

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