This updated and expanded edition covers the latest release of the Java Development Kit 1.1. The new technologies covered include: Java Beans - packaged, reusable code; updated AWT (Abstract Windows Toolkit); class information - for building GUI (graphical user interface) windows on every platform; updated Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API - connects databases of all vendors to Java programs; and RMI/CORBA integration - allows applications to travel and communicate across multiple architectures using the CORBA open systems specification. Developed in 1994 by Sun Microsystems, Java has become more than a way to add flashy graphics to Web pages. It has actually evolved into an application development platform - the base upon which software developers build their applications. A variety of applications are now being developed using Java, including those for spreadsheets, word processing, accounting and databases. Due to its platform independence, cost issues are pushing more and more developers towards the Java platform. It is also the underpinning feature of the next generation of professional computing, the Network Computer. Java applications, called "applets", differ from ordinary applications in that they reside on the network in centralized servers. No longer is the need for different versions to be installed on various platforms. Java is platform-independent and runs on UNIX, Windows and Macintosh. From the corporate point of view, applications created in Java can be deployed without modification to any computing platform, saving the costs associated with developing software for multiple platforms. Patrick Naughton is the author of "The Java Handbook". Herbert Schildt is the author of "C++ from the Ground Up", "C++: The Complete Reference", "Teach Yourself C (and C++)", and "Schildt's Windows 95 Programming in C and C++".
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The Ultimate guide to the Java Programming Language. Look no further! This fully updated edition of the best-selling Java: The Complete Reference contains the most comprehensive and accurate information on Java 1.1 available in one volume. Authored by two of today's most respected programming experts, Java 1.1: The complete Reference, Second Edition presents a thorough examination of the Java language, its class libraries, and its development environment. It contains clear descriptions, practical examples, and expert techniques for maximizing the performance of your Java applets and applications. Inside you will learn how to: Create Java applets and applications. Fully utilize the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT). Make ffective use of packages and interfaces. Supercharge your programs using multiple threads. Use Java's utility classes, such as Vector, Stack, and Dictionary. Effectively apply Java's networking classes. Manage images in Java applets. Utilize Java's object-oriented approach to I/O. Migrate from C++ to Java. You'll also find detailed coverage of Java 1.1's newest features, including: Java's new event model. THe new 16-bit character streams. Java Beans. RMI, object serialization, and more.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for beginners,
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This review is from: Java 1.1: The Complete Reference (Paperback)
This book is the BEST book you can get if you want to learn Java and you have no experience in other computer languages, this book is the best for you.. Except you have to get WinEdit or Textpad and use those programs for their examples (and JDK) (The book shows examples but it does not clearify in what programs you use java.. But other that that, the book is FANTASTIC.. But it may be boring for more advanced people.. But, if you are a beginner, this is the book for you!!
2.0 out of 5 stars
OK if you're new to Java, but even then there's better books,
By fraser@speirs.org (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Java 1.1: The Complete Reference (Paperback)
I hate to be contradictory to the general flow of reviews, but I thought this book sucked. Perhaps it was the setting I used the book in (3rd year university transition-to-java course), but I had previously read the explanation of Object Orentation in Core Java and found that to be substantially better. I found the treatment of several areas to be rather superficial - too light to get the job done. My own combination of books when I was learning java was Java in a Nutshell, The Java Tutorial (online version) and the Java API documentation. Core Java was also useful. I say, even to beginners, look elsewhere first.
5.0 out of 5 stars
teaches u java like no one else can !!!,
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This review is from: Java 1.1: The Complete Reference (Paperback)
though i have gone thru the the 1.1 edition, i would like to have the 1.2 version...the former is excellent one...i borrowed it from somebody for one day and then latched on to it...it's quite expensive, though !! appreciate if the next version can be shipped to me free...wishful thinking ???i recommend the books...
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