Beginning Java

Ivor Horton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861000278 ISBN 13: 9781861000279

Publisher: WROX Press Ltd, 1997

This book is for anyone who wants to gain a comprehensive knowledge of Java so they can write applications and applets, or for anyone who just wants to learn object-oriented programming. All the examples are fully compatible with the JDK 1.1, and are graduated so that, even if you are a newcomer to programming, you will rapidly gain the knowledge of object-oriented techniques and acquire the programming skills that you need to write your own Java programs.

From the Publisher:

-Teaches Java the language, from scratch
-Lots of clear, step-by-step examples and a proven tutorial format
-Object-oriented programming fully explained
-Helps you make the most of JDK 1.1 and its class library
-Create a fully-fledged windows application using the AWT
-Connect to databases using the JDBC API
-Covers networking, RMI, serialisation and the new event model
-Challenging questions with model answers for each chapter
-Takes you further, faster to create useful applets and applications

About the Author:

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.