Mastering Netscape Ifc [Paperback]

Steven Holzner (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mastering | Publication Date: May 1997

The Netscape Internet Foundation Classes (IFC) are a set of programming libraries that make Java programming easier and speed up application development. This text covers every facet of IFC programming, through examples and in-depth implementations, for both Java 1.0 and 1.1.

Product Details

• Paperback: 816 pages
• Publisher: Sybex Inc; illustrated edition edition (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782121160
• ISBN-13: 978-0782121162
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,289,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steven Holzner is an award-winning author who has written extensively on Ajax and JavaScript. With over 100 titles published, he's sold over a million copies of his books and been translated into 16 languages. As a former faculty member of MIT and Cornell, he teaches corporate seminars around the country.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Just in time and right on the mark, December 3, 1997

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Johnathan Mark Smith - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastering Netscape Ifc (Paperback)

As a Java developer, I need to write cool applet and systems all the time and with Netscape IFC it is easy. This book got me up and going quicky using IFC classes. I think if you are thinking about using the IFC classes you should get this book.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good intro, but leaves a lot untouched, October 13, 1997

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[e-mail] (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastering Netscape Ifc (Paperback)

Holzner writes in a clear style that is easily understandable. I was disappointed, though, in the depth of the treatment. Too many areas of IFC are ignored or mentioned in passing to justify the verb "Master". I expected a more complete treatment in an 800+ page book. One thing in particular that annoyed me was the claim on the back cover that you get "a solid introduction to Netscape Constructor for IFC." The book contained only two paragraphs describing the Constructor and one picture of it.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Netscape IFC classes are to Java what mugs are to coffee, July 16, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Mastering Netscape Ifc (Paperback)

If I was left on a desert island with one set of class files and one book and asked to write an applet that thinks and pours coffee I would take the IFC classes and "Mastering Netscape IFC." The explanation of the new event handling and the step by step examples to teach the view and sub view system is the best software documentation I have ever read on any topic. It was a relief to find help that was fun, available and accurate. Thank You. Chris Henderson [e-mail]