Java Programming the Easy Way with CDROM (Barron's Easy Way) [Paperback]

Douglas A. Downing (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1999 | Series: Barron's Easy Way

Java is full of different options. It can be very confusing while you are first learning the language if all of the options are placed in front of you at once. This book follows a careful sequence of presenting information. Not all of the options are presented to you at the beginning. The focus is on practical programs that you can quickly learn how to write, modify, and use. In particular, abstract concepts come later, after you have experience with some basic building blocks.

The book includes many exercises that give suggested computer programming applications. The exercises near the beginning of the book ask you to write short programs. Suggested answers to many of these exercises are on the disc accompanying the book.

The disc contains the Java 2 Software Development Kit version 1.2 (Java SDK), which is provided free by Sun Microsystems. The disc also contains the source code for the example programs in this book along with some other examples.

Product Details

• Paperback: 366 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764107526
• ISBN-13: 978-0764107528
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,502,451 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Read, July 20, 1999

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This review is from: Java Programming the Easy Way with CDROM (Barron's Easy Way) (Paperback)

This is a good introduction book for persons without anycomputer programming experience. Professor Downing has done a goodjob to explain all the major concept of programming using java. This book provides a CD that includes the Java Development Kit 1.2 from Sun Microsystems, sample Java programs and code generator tools. The price of this book is quite inexpensive compared to other Java books. Anyone, who does not know programming, and wishes to experience Java programming should own a copy.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars starts well, then walks off a cliff, May 6, 2000

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This review is from: Java Programming the Easy Way with CDROM (Barron's Easy Way) (Paperback)

The beginning of the book is a good intro for those who have never, ever programmed before, but it steadily loses value after that. By the time you get to windows programming with AWT (halfway through the book) the author has apparently lost interest in instructing on the subject of Java and decided to do many other, irrelevant things instead (he prefers to discuss algebraic equations, code generators, and "outline code" rather than how to create buttons and other controls and setup their actions in response to events. He uses his code generator to gloss over these details to free up room for his own meandering babble). Get another book or use the free instructional material at Sun Microsystems'[...] website.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Java Programing-the easy way.", January 29, 2006

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This review is from: Java Programming the Easy Way with CDROM (Barron's Easy Way) (Paperback)

For the price this book is great! Some aspects of the book are beyond a beginning java programmer's range but fundamentally it is an excellent examination of Java for anyone who is taking a college course in programming.

-LG