FREE Ebook - Beginner’s Guide to Java Programming

Java is not just a programming language, it's a revolutionary new technology that is being deployed everywhere that advanced processing power can be applied. Java is running on 550 million desktop computers. Java is the leading programming language for wireless technology, web services, and real-time embedded programming. Java is even being used to control the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars Rover!

100 percent of the Fortune 500 technology companies have adapted Java technology. Companies like AOL, Dell Computers, eBay, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard and Yahoo use Java to power their applications and products. 74 percent of professional programmers use the Java programming language as their primary development language, far surpassing the number who use Visual Basic.

The Java programming language is robust and versatile, enabling developers to: Write software on one platform and run it on another. Create programs to run within a web browser. Develop server-side applications for online forums, e-commerce, on-line auctions, and web applications. Write real-time embedded applications for cell phones, two-way pagers, and other consumer devices. It's no wonder the Java platform attracts so many developers.

This ebook is for the beginner who has little or no programming experience. You learn step-by-step starting with how to download Sun's free Java Software Development Kit (SDK), to how to program sophisticated applications, including XML databases. I don't drag you through every boring technical detail of programming before you see any progress. Instead, I give you immediate hands-on examples that show you how to create a real program with a window, drop down menu, and scroll bars, that reads writes files. You learn the technical details of programming, not by tedious reading, but while designing relevant examples.

 Getting Started as a Java Programmer
 Your First Java Menu
 Reading Files with Java
 Roll Your Own Java XML Database

Most books show you how to create cute little mundane applets that run in your Web browser. I skip that tedium entirely and start out with full blown desktop applications. If you want the respect and high-pay of a programmer for a Fortune 500 technology company, or you want to develop and market your own software application, you need to learn Java Programming. So without further delay, lets begin the journey that will place the power of today’s most exciting and sophisticated programming language into your hands!