Judy Bishop, Dept of Computer Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Copyright: 2001
Format: Paper; 688 pp

ISBN-10:	0201710501
ISBN-13:	9780201710502

Our Price: £48.99
Status: Instock
Published: 13 Dec 2000

Java Gently teaches the reader how to program and how to do it in the best possible style in Java.In the process, it details the fundamental structures of the Java 2 language and most of its core libraries and utilities. The book covers object-orientation, software design, structured programming, graphical user interfacing, event-driven programming, networking, and an introduction to data structures.  Java Gently gets students started on meaningful input/output in an object-oriented way without hiding basic concepts. Applets, multimedia, graphics, and networking are introduced as students encounter and can handle classes, objects, instantiation, and inheritance.  The textbook's excellent pedagogy reinforces understanding and demonstrates good programming practice. The three kinds of diagrams include class, form, and algorithm diagrams. The fully worked examples have been carefully chosen to illustrate recently introduced concepts and solve real-world problems in a user-friendly manner. End of chapter multiple choice quizzes and problems allow students to test their comprehension of the material.

1 Introduction
2 Simple programs
3 Types and structures
4 Changing the state
5 Controlling the flow
6 Arrays and Tables
7 Formatting
8 Objects at work
9 Abstraction and inheritance
10 Graphics and user interfaces
11 Event-driven programming
12 Applets in Action
13 Multi-threading
14 Networking
15 Getting into the Swing

• A Web site containing all the code of the examples, FAQs, a discussion board and email contact with the author and the Java Gently team can be found at www.booksites.net\bishop.
• Java Gently is intended for first time programmers as well as those fascinated by the possibilities of Java and the Internet.

• NEW Updated for Java 2 including an introduction to the Swing set.
• NEW Easier to draw Class diagrams brought into line with UML-based notation.
• NEW Expanded form diagrams include a semantics section and are collected at the end of the book as a useful reference.