Create Java programs-without writing code! This book takes you step by step through creating Java applications visually with IBM's VisualAge for Java product. Visual programming lets you build applications from parts, using a palette of tools-similar to popular drawing programs. This book assumes no prior knowledge of Java or general programming-if you can use a computer, you can create Java programs. It teaches Java concepts while also teaching how to use the VisualAge for Java visual programming environment. Even if you're completely new to programming, by the time you finish the lessons in this book, you'll have all the skills you need to create useful Java programs. Each chapter of the book shows you detailed steps for creating applications and teaches a particular Java concept. The solution files are provided on CD in case you get stuck. This book originated as a set of Web-based tutorials, so they've been test run by users for more than two years. In response to overwhelming demand, we've turned these tutorials into a book. This book will help readers improve their net worth by teaching them from scratch how to create applications in Java, the language of the Internet.
About the Author
Stephanie Parkin is content manager for IBM's VisualAge Developer Domain (VADD) and WebSphere Developer Domain Web sites. She has created documentation for various programming languages, including VisualAge for Basic; was Editor-in-Chief of WebSphere Developer Technical Journal; and coauthored two tutorial series on the VADD Web site: Visual Programming with VAJ, and Designing Beans for Visual Programming.
Colette Burrus retired from IBM after more than 20 years of programming and project management. Her last assignment was project manager for IBM's alphaBeans project, working with the "Java Beans Around the World" team. She coauthored the VADD tutorial series and continues to help its readers via email.
Dave Pullin started with IBM as a programmer in 1977 and went on to cover most aspects of the software business. As Director of Java Component Services, Dave used the components, techniques, and experience developed in the "Java Beans Around The World" project to create an operation with a reputation of quickly solving whatever problems customers have
