A second edition Beginning Java title is now required because: In quarter one, 2000, Sun will release version 1.3 of their Java Developers Kit (JDK 1.3). This is significant because: The fastest Java platform performance ever is now available for download, and is coming to your mailbox from America Online (AOL), thanks to an agreement between Sun and AOL to deliver the Java Runtime Environment on the AOL 5.0 CD-ROM. The newest version of J2SE technology, v 1.3, will deliver momentous performance gains and improved Web deployment for enterprise-grade, client-side applications. And just about everything else developers have been asking for: Client-side users now enjoy the speed advantage of the new Java HotSpot compiler which has been tuned for client performance. The result is much faster thread handling, improved scalability and rapid memory allocation for objects, smaller RAM footprint, and the platform has gained a much more efficient garbage collector. All of these enhancements spell speed for the desktop user. For Graphical User Interface (GUI) performance, the Java Foundation Classes and Swing libraries have been super-tuned to enhance scrolling speed.
The GUI components that developers use to create tables and frames for their applications have also been improved. Online discussion of the topics in this book available at Wrox's P2P site. This book is a fast paced and comprehensive tutorial introduction to application development using Java. It is ideal for novice Java programmers who have some previous programming exposure and are able to run with the fast pace. Almost all new entrants to Java are coming from previous programming experience.
A second edition Beginning Java title is now required because: In quarter one, 2000, Sun will release version 1.3 of their Java Developers Kit (JDK 1.3). This is significant because: The fastest Java platform performance ever is now available for download, and is coming to your mailbox from America Online (AOL), thanks to an agreement between Sun and AOL to deliver the Java Runtime Environment on the AOL 5.0 CD-ROM. The newest version of J2SE technology, v 1.3, will deliver momentous performance gains and improved Web deployment for enterprise-grade, client-side applications. And just about everything else developers have been asking for: Client-side users now enjoy the speed advantage of the new Java HotSpot compiler which has been tuned for client performance. The result is much faster thread handling, improved scalability and rapid memory allocation for objects, smaller RAM footprint, and the platform has gained a much more efficient garbage collector. All of these enhancements spell speed for the desktop user. For Graphical User Interface (GUI) performance, the Java Foundation Classes and Swing libraries have been super-tuned to enhance scrolling speed.
The GUI components that developers use to create tables and frames for their applications have also been improved. Online discussion of the topics in this book available at Wrox's P2P site. This book is a fast paced and comprehensive tutorial introduction to application development using Java. It is ideal for novice Java programmers who have some previous programming exposure and are able to run with the fast pace. Almost all new entrants to Java are coming from previous programming experience.
Chapter 01- Introducing Java Chapter 02- Programs, Data, Variables and Calculation Chapter 03- Loops and Logic Chapter 04- Arrays and Strings Chapter 05- Defining Classes Chapter 06- Extending Classes and Inheritance Chapter 07- Exceptions Chapter 08- Streams, Files and Stream Output Chapter 09- Stream Input and Object Streams Chapter 10- Utility Classes Chapter 11- Threads Chapter 12- Creating Windows Chapter 13- Handling Events Chapter 14- Drawing in a Window Chapter 15- Extending the GUI Chapter 16- Filing and Printing Documents Chapter 17- Images and Animation Chapter 18- Sound Chapter 19- Talking to Databases Chapter 20- The JDBC in Action Appendix A- Setting Up Appendix B- Java Archives - JAR Files Appendix C- Creating Java Documentation Appendix D- Keywords Appendix E- ASCII Codes Appendix F- Computer Arithmetic
After countless years in the computer industry both doing and managing, Ivor has taken up writing on programming topics for relaxation. When not relaxing, he takes an interest in cosmology, cacti, chaos and cameras, and does a little editing of other people's efforts on the side.
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