Java : practical guide for programmers

Java: Practical Guide for Programmers efficiently gives the experienced programmer a turbo jumpstart on the Java language. Readers will be surprised how fast they can grasp the language essentials. My students have been searching for this book for years!"--An Ngoc LamSr. Software Engineer, 3PARdata Inc. Computer Science Instructor, University of California at Santa Cruz

Sun Microsystems estimates the size of the Java developer market to be 2.5 million and rising). As commercial businesses move over from client server systems to developing multi-tiered web-based systems, this audience will continue to grow. This book is unique in that it covers a lot of ground in a small number of pages, using examples and focused instruction to teach concepts. It is aimed at the reader who has experience programming in another language and is interested in switching to Java. This is also a perfect supplement for courses in a wide range within the CS curriculum and a number of instructors surveyed have expressed enthusiasm for this particular book so that they can get all of their students up-to-speed quickly on Java. Coverage includes language syntax, OO features, collections, exception handling, file input output, threads, event handling, and Swing component, takes on only the essential features of the Java language, giving professionals and students enough programming experience to begin using the language right away, simple and straight-forward examples of program codes succinctly illustrate concepts.

Introduction: Basic Language Syntax: Flow Control: Classes and Objects: Inheritance and Access Control: Collections: Exceptions: Input/Output: Developing GUIs: Threads: Appendices-Operator Precedence, Swing Events

Software developers, programmers, database professionals, students.