| An exciting, new approach to Java instruction that includes the latest Java releases (1.3.1 and 1.4). In just 20 chapters, you grow from beginner to entry-level professional. Along the way, you learn how to develop GUIs with Swing components; how to work with files; how to use JDBC to work with databases; how to develop applets that are run from Internet browsers; how to work with threads; and much more. It’s all there in the unique Murach style that has been training professional programmers for more than 25 years.
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From the Author
This is the book I wish I’d had when I had to learn Java. As a C++ programmer, I’d developed weapon tracking and guidance systems for military aircraft. But learning Java was still tougher than I thought it would be, even with the best-selling books at hand…especially when it came to truly professional topics, like creating GUIs or using JDBC for databases. So my goal in this book is to teach you how to develop real-world Java programs as quickly and easily as possible. Page through, and I think you’ll see that the examples, the content, and the design are the keys to making that happen. You never learn a Java skill without seeing examples that show you how to do it. Every chapter, every page, teaches you something you need to know. And all the content is done in Murach’s distinctive paired-pages format that makes learning so much easier, I don’t know how people ever got along without it. All in all, I think it’s everything programmers have come to expect in a Murach book. And I hope it will make learning Java a pain-free experience for you! |
