Java For Dummies - Softcover

Walsh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156884641X ISBN 13: 9781568846415

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1996

Synopsis

This is a guide to Java, a programming language for the Internet. The book covers all apects of Windows '95 and provides information on building Web pages. The accompanying CD-ROM contains pre-made Applets to help build exciting Web pages.

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From the Back Cover

Now You Can Use the Hottest Technology to Create the Coolest Web Site — No Programming Required!

• The Fun and Easy Way to Build State–of–the Art Web Sites
• Your First Aid Kit® for Installing and Customizing Java Desktop Applications
• Java Development Toolkit and Runtime Environment — Explained in Plain English

Find Out How to Use the Hottest Technology to Create the Coolest Web Sites

Get your EXCLUSIVE copy of Living Desktop — The Automated Desktop Artwork Application!

Tap into the most exciting technology to hit the Web—since the Web itself! With Java For Dummies, 3rd Edition, it′s never been easier to get hooked on Java. With expert advice from Java master Aaron Walsh, you′ll quickly and easily figure out how to set up Java applications on your desktop and weave pre–made Java applets, sound/video clips, and special effects into Web magic.

Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

• Find the best sources for Java applets and full–featured Java applications on the Web — Web sites, newsgroup, and e–zines
• Modify Java applets and applications — without touching any code
• Bring your Web site to life with animations, music, marquees, and other multimedia tricks
• Get your hand on the latest Java–savvy browsers — including Internet Explorer 5.0, Netscape Navigator 4.5, and HotJava
• Supercharge your desktop with cutting–edge Java applications

Jazz Up Your Web Pages and Desktop with:

• AT&T WorldNet® Service for easy access to the Internet
• Living Desktop — an automated desktop artwork application
• Cool Beans — an updated collection of the hippest applets, beans, and scripts available
• Goodies — Tools for Mac and Windows users to help you download, upload, and decompress files
• CookBook Pages — sample Web pages with applets, beans, and scripts in action, some are created by readers just like you

Technical Review by Rich Burridge, Sun Microsystem, Java Media group

About the Author

Aaron E. Walsh is President and CEO of Mantis Development Corporation where he leads development and advanced technologies using Java. Aaron regularly contributes articles to MacTech magazine and Dobb′s Programming Journal. He is also the author of IDG Books Worldwide′s Java Bible and Fundamentals of Java Programming for the World Wide Web.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156884641X
• ISBN 13: 9781568846415
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384