Teach Yourself Borland JBuilder 21 Days: With CDROM (Sams Teach Yourself) [Paperback]

Michelle M. Manning (Author), Susan Charlesworth (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sams Teach Yourself | Publication Date: September 1997

In just 21 days, you will be using JBuilder to create your own Java applets and applications. You'll begin by studying the fundamentals of both Java and the JBuilder IDE, then move on to more advanced topics, such as debugging, exceptions, and handling events. Step-by-step instructions and real-world examples show you how to use graphics, fonts, and multimedia to add pizzazz to your applications. Expert coverage of using JBuilder to create database applications is also provided. If you want to combine the ease of a graphical environment with the power and versatility of Java, prepare to use Sams Teach Yourself JBuilder in 21 Days!

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Java is fast becoming the standard for Internet programming. This book teaches prospective programmers how to program Java applications for the World Wide Web using Borland's Latte. - Teaches readers how to use the Latte environment to do Java programming

- Includes a tutorial on using the latest Latte tools

- CD-ROM contains valuable source code

Product Details

• Paperback: 752 pages
• Publisher: Sams (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575211041
• ISBN-13: 978-1575211046
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,581,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for entry level. -Hey Ted!-, April 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Teach Yourself Borland JBuilder 21 Days: With CDROM (Sams Teach Yourself) (Paperback)

This book is a good start for entry level java programmers but lacks in advanced topics for those wishing to continue in learning.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit lacking in depth & Real examples, May 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Teach Yourself Borland JBuilder 21 Days: With CDROM (Sams Teach Yourself) (Paperback)

I like the book overall, but it seems to be very long simply so that it can be a big book, and get that "Bookshelf Cred", simply to sell more books. The pages themselves are printed on very thick paper, which makes the book even bigger than neccessary. It also lacks much info on Java itself, and a Java intro/reference is also needed. The example programs are mainly toy code -- I would like to see a project being developed over the period of the book, to give experience in the whole RAD developement process... All in all, a decent introductory text, but rather cynically overmarketed, as are most Teach Yourself ... in 21 Days books -- I guess you'd expect that from the title. I recommend you buy a more in-depth, more thoroughly written and edited book that wasn't rushed to market, and contains some real meaty examples...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I do not like the book due to problems in Chapter 8, March 2, 1998

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This review is from: Teach Yourself Borland JBuilder 21 Days: With CDROM (Sams Teach Yourself) (Paperback)

I bought this book in the hope that I could build a few simple applets and get started building programs in Jbuilder. Chapter 8 caught my eye in the bookstore after reading favorable reviews here. Several frustrating hours later, I have yet to get a functioning jbuilder application working at my ISP. I have noticed some serious omissions in this book which suggests it was not written or edited with the latest version of Jbuilder. Chapter 8 fails to mention where I am likely to find the jbuilder class files which must be deployed on the web to successfully run a java applet. ( I learned about the class file location from Borland's FAQ page ) It should have been covered in Chapter 8. While discussing the CODEBASE HTML code, the book does not discuss the command CODEBASE = "." which is the HTML generated by the the most basic applet wizard. When I deploy my applet to my public html account and attempt to run the applet with Netscape's latest browser I get the message "Applet1 can't start class hello.Applet1 not found." Some key information is missing from Chapter 8. Thus, this book has failed me in attempting to construct the most simple application. I think it belongs among all those here today gone tomorrow books that were written with Beta software and never tested or edited by serious technical people. Rushed to the market the book quickly looses relevance.