Supplements
Interpret/Compile
Making WebPages
Plug-in
Java 5.0 Features
The JVM
Advanced JVMs
Alt. Compilers
Alt. JVMs
Java Deployment

We begin with an introduction and overview of Java:

• A short history of the language
• A definition of Java
• Versions of Java - how the capabilities have been upgraded in each new version.
• Java 5.0 - a brief review here + a more detailed survey in Supplements: Java 5.0 - New Features.
• Java Features - what makes Java a popular language
• The Java procedure - the steps from source code to a program running as an applet or standalone application program.

We then discuss how to start writing and running Java programs. This involves

• Tools such as editors to write source code, compilers of the source code, and virtual machines to run the programs.
• Documentation on the Java classes and their methods and fields.
• Compatibility issues among of the different versions of Java.
• Getting started - downloading, installing, and using a Software Development Kit
• Simple Applet and Simple application examples.
• Starters - describes the applet and application template or framework codes provided to start programs.

Some simple exercises will test that you properly installed your programming development tools and so can begin writing more challenging code in the following chapters.

Latest update: Oct.14.2004

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