The Way of JAVA - Softcover

Entsminger, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0134919785 ISBN 13: 9780134919782

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1997

Synopsis

Appropriate for courses in Java-based programming.

This is an intermediate-advanced book for Java programmers and developers. The core of the book is about creating user-fun, powerful, and efficient Java applets and Java stand-alone applications.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Explore Java with a master of OOP (object-oriented programming)

When a new programming language comes along, master programmers have to experiment with it to find the best ways to take advantage of its unique capabilities. Master programmer, Gary Entsminger, shares his discoveries and secrets in The Way of Java.

Organized around the basic elements of OOP and Java, each chapter includes discussions, code, tests, and complete applications. Each application addresses a particular problem the author encountered in his early work with Java. This book recreates each application step by step, leading you through the process and showing you ways to experiment on your own.

For readers unfamiliar with the object model, The Way of Java reviews the basics of OOP as they apply to Java. Even experienced programmers will benefit from Entsminger's insights about Java's special characteristics.

Advanced chapters focus on the intricacies of the GUI, threads, lists, streams, and, of course, applets. Specific topics include:

• Designing reusable and friendly user interfaces
• Using and reusing objects, containers, and components
• Using inheritance to create object hierarchies
• Accessing classes from other classes
• Using dynamic programming techniques

An appendix provides a selected reference to the Java Development Kit, and the enclosed diskette contains the code for all projects in this book and JavaOnTheRocks, a Java development environment for Microsoft Windows created by the author.

Author of The Tao of Objects, Secrets of the Visual Basic Masters, and The Way of Delphi, Gary Entsminger is a frequent contributor to many computing journals and a contributing editor for the Delphi Informant. He is currently working on a National Science Foundation Grant to develop user-friendly modeling systems based on the Delphi object model.

About the Author:

Gary Entsminger is technical editor and columnist for Delphi Informant, and author of several books on programming, including The Tao of Objects and Secrets of the Visual Basic Masters. His articles have appeared in DBMS, Dr. Dobb's Journal, Computer Language, and many other publications.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0134919785
• ISBN 13: 9780134919782
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416