Java Programming by Example (SIGS: Advances in Object Technology) Book

Confucius reportedly said: "I heard and forgot, I saw and remembered, I did and understood." He knew what he was talking about. While programming applets and apps in Java is conceptually simple the implementation can take some thinking through. The authors, who also edit the specialist title, Java Report, take you on the programming equivalent of an adventure holiday. Right from the beginning you get to write programs that work with the theory following on while you're still excited enough to be interested in understanding how something actually gets done. It's not often book reviewers are enticed into actually going beyond reading but I found myself intrigued enough to install the Java Development Kit and try out the early examples. The approach is fun as effective. Particularly neat is the early introduction of a technique for wrapping up applets (which run in Web pages) to make them apps--which run as standalone applications. From the equivalent of a 'Hello World' program you move swiftly on to multi-program Java applets, importing libraries and working with graphics, event handling, networking and security issues. Unlike some similar books it doesn't sport a disc with all the examples worked for you. You really are expected to do it yourself. It shows a purity of approach of which Confucius would approve. --Steve PatientRead More