An Introduction to Java Programming and Object-Oriented Application Development (Paperback)

~ Richard Johnson (Author)

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This text covers what students need to know about basic Java programming in a clear, straight-forward writing style.

About the Author

Richard A. Johnson is Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at Missouri State University. Richard has taught Management Information Systems, Operating Systems, Networking, Visual Basic and Java programming, and Web application development for the past ten years. Richard is also the author of Java Programming and Object-Oriented Application Development also published by Thomson Course Technology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 760 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology; 1 edition (February 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0619217464
• ISBN-13: 978-0619217464
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #294,284 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars thorough introduction to java, June 23, 2009

By	W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    (VINE VOICE)

The text gives a thorough introduction to Java. Giving both the graphics and the numerical features. No prior knowledge of object oriented programming is assumed by the reader.

Hopefully you should find Java to be elegant, if you already know another language. The discourse goes into the object oriented nature of the classes. To be sure, if you know C, then having "all classes all the time" can initially seem overweight or overly complex. But the point is that Java, as an OO language, can let you code far more difficult and lengthy programs than a procedural language like C.

At the graphics level, the book lets you rapidly go into making simple programs that put up windows with various types of widgets. Straightforward. Though the layout managers in standard java are a little primitive. But at the level of treatment in the book, it may be hard to see this.