Java programming

Selection of topics from the online Java tutorial provided by Sun Microsystems. The Java SE 6 API specification is also a useful reference.

1.   Java language fundamentals

• Java as a software platform
• Getting started with a Java program:
  • Write a Java program
  • Structure of a Java program
  • Common errors
• Java programming tools
• Data types
• Operators
• Program control techniques
• Arrays of data
• Exceptions and error handling
• Strings and numeric conversions

2.   Classes, objects and methods

• Object oriented concepts
• Creating and using objects
• Interfaces
• Abstract classes
• Simple inheritance
• Using packages
• Input and output classes

3.   Graphics programming

• Java Swing
• Components and containers
• Handling events
• Layout managers

4.   Web application development

• Google Web Toolkit (GWT)
  • GWT tutorials
  • Gallery of GWT widgets
  • GWT API reference
• Apache Tomcat
• Restlet framework

5.   Cloud computing platform

• Google App Engine (GAE)
  • Overview of Java in GAE
  • Notes about Java frameworks support in GAE

6.   Projects using Java

• Processing.org
  • Java library to interface with the Monome 40h keypad
  • Processing for mobile Java devices

Additional resources

• The complete Java tutorial from Sun
• Java SE 6 API specification
• Java SE 6 documentation
• Java SE 6 development tools
• Notepad++ editor for Windows
• Help using Unix or Linux
• Java language specification
• Java virtual machine specification
• Java tutorials and training from Sun
• Horstmann, C., Cornell, G. (2007). Core java fundamentals (8th Ed). Stoughton: Prentice Hall.