jGuru: Language Essentials: Introduction

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The Java Developer Connection (JDC) presents a Short Course on Java Language Essentials technology written by jGuru (formerly named the MageLang Institute).

jGuru has been a regular contributor to the JDC since 1996 and is dedicated to promoting the growth of the Java technology community through evangelism, education, and software. You can find out more about their activities, including community-driven FAQs and online learning, at jGuru.com.

Please send comments about the course to jdc-tutorial-feedback@jguru.com.

This course introduces the Java programming language. It includes examples that demonstrate the syntax of the language in an object-oriented framework, along with standard programming practices such as defining instance methods, working with the built-in data types, creating user-defined data types, and working with reference variables. There is also an appendix to help developers transition over from COBOL.

Concepts

After completing this course you will understand:

• Source code and compilation
• Class files and interpretation
• Applications and applets differences
• Java programming language fundamentals
• Java programming language syntax

Objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Create user-defined data types
• Compile Java programs
• Execute Java programs

Prerequisites

A familiarity with some structured programming language like C, C++, or Pascal is beneficial. While the course is introductory in nature, some exposure to structured programming is practically mandatory.

For additional help in getting started, see The New-to-Java^TM Programming Center.

Required Software

If you don't have a Java development environment, get the free Java^TM 2 Standard Edition (J2SE^TM) from Sun, or one of the free Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) such as Forte for Java, Community Edition or JBuilder Foundation. You will need some way to compile your Java programs.

About the Authors

Jerry Smith is the developer of the Taco Framework, a Java^TM and JMS based, open-source, mobil-agent framework for distributed application development.

Terence Par leads the development of JGuru and is the primary author of theANTLR translator generator tool. In his spare time, Terence writes naughty limerics about his coworkers and dreams of being a fireman.

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