Essential Java: Developing Interactive Applications for the World-Wide Web [Paperback]

Jason J. Manger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996

This is an introduction to JavaScript and JAVA for both novice programmers and experienced Web developers. It provides the key building blocks for an interactive Web page and includes a series of applications to illustrate JAVA's capabilities. It covers fundamental questions and answers on JAVA, JavaScript, JDK and Netscape. The accompanying CD-ROM includes JDK for Windows 95.

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From the Back Cover

Essential Java is a guide to the Java-related technologies developed by Sun Microsystems and Netscape Communications Corporation. Java, JavaScript and Netscape 2.0 are among the newest and most exciting technologies to hit the Web, bringing executable content to an otherwise 'static' universe of Web pages. At long last, your HTML documents can become fully-fledged applications and with Jason Manger's Essential Java you can learn how to incorporate interactivity, sound animation - and more - into your Web pages. Essential Java is written for HTML authors, Web-developers and novice programmers who want to get to grips with Java and JavaScript. The book begins with a comprehensive introduction to Netscape's JavaScript, an ideal first language and starting point for HTML authors wishing to make the transisiton to real Web programming. Moving on to the larger and more powerful Java language, you will discover step by step, how to develop Java 'applets; and applications. A companion CD includes the Java Development Kit (JDK) for Windows 95, Windows NT and Solaris.

Product Details

• Paperback: 364 pages
• Publisher: Computing Mcgraw-Hill (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0077092929
• ISBN-13: 978-0077092924
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,997,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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