Core Java™ 2, Volume I--Fundamentals - Softcover

Horstmann, Cay S.; Cornell, Gary

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9780130819338: Core Java™ 2, Volume I--Fundamentals

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130819336 ISBN 13: 9780130819338

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1998

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This best-selling, classic Java book for experienced programmers, is now completely revised and updated to cover the powerful 1.2 enhancements to the Java Developer's kit. Volume I: Fundamentals contains extensive new coverage of graphics programming, swing user interface components, and much more.

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If you need to get something done in Java, Core Java 1.2, Volume 1: Fundamentals is one of the best books you can turn to for assistance. It's devoid of shaky, academic examples and packed with robust demonstrations that illustrate hundreds of powerful concepts.

This book begins with an explanation of the Java programming and execution environments in general terms and then provides specific examples of how to put key parts of the core packages to work. The authors back up the many examples with sharp, fact-rich commentary on how to get things done with Java. This volume covers data structures, object orientation, events, applets, input/output and Swing.

A quick note: though the title of this book includes the words Java 1.2, the Java examples appear to be based on a very late beta and effectively cover what's now called Java 2. JavaSoft changed the name of the software during the final stages of testing--after the authors had finished this book. --David Wall

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Ask any experienced Java developer: Core Java books deliver the real-world guidance and industrial-strength code you need to build sophisticated Java projects. That's why they've been huge best-sellers for three straight years! Now, there's a brand-new edition, reflecting Sun's powerful JDK 1.2 enhancements. Better than ever, Core Java 1.2, Volume 1: Fundamentals contains extensive new coverage of graphics programming, Swing lightweight user interface components, and more. There's also extensive new coverage of the Java 1.2 event model and debugging plus superb help with Java Streams-based network programming.

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