Java Programming EXplorer: Everything You Need to Develop Internet Applications with the Java Programming Language [Paperback]

Steve Simkin (Author), Neil Bartlett (Author), Alex Leslie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 12, 1996

Shows you step by step how to create your own Java applications for Netscape and other Web browsers. Teaches you Java programming from scratch, but also includes advanced techniques like image manipulation, custom control writing, and security. Gives you detailed information on writing new Java classes for controls and layouts. Clarifies "Java the language" versus "Java the programming toolset." Discusses the impact of Java on Internet advertising, education, software distribution, games, and commerce.

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About the Author

Neil Barlett (Toronto, Ontario) is the owner of G.E.S.C. Ltd., a software consulting company, and is also a JARS (Java Application Rating Service) Judge. Neil is a co-author of the Java Programming EXplorer.

Steve Simkin (North York, Ontario) is a freelance computer consultant and has been a professional software developer for ten years. Steve is a co-author of the Java Programming EXplorer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 848 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group (March 12, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883577810
• ISBN-13: 978-1883577810
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,831,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars good tutorial, hopeless reference, July 10, 1998

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Roedy Green (Victoria, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Java Programming EXplorer: Everything You Need to Develop Internet Applications with the Java Programming Language (Paperback)

The nice thing about this book is the examples are much closer to real-world problems you might tackle than the contrived examples you find in other texts. This is a very PRACTICAL book.

The main problem with it is its age. It needs to be re-released to cover JDK 1.1 and 1.2

1.0 out of 5 stars Do NOT buy this book, February 20, 1998

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This review is from: Java Programming EXplorer: Everything You Need to Develop Internet Applications with the Java Programming Language (Paperback)

I had to buy this book for a Java course in college. That is the only reason I have it! I breezed through this book at the checkout and knew it was a mistake. The index is horrible. If you want to read a lot about Java then get this (personally, I'd rather read a Stephen King novel). If you want to learn Java buy another book. This book is not concise enough for me.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to Java., March 27, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Java Programming EXplorer: Everything You Need to Develop Internet Applications with the Java Programming Language (Paperback)

Works great as an introductory lesson to Java. Each section must be followed through to get a grasp of its concept. The index is very sparse, so it makes a bad reference book