Thinking in Java

“Thinking in Java” is a comprehensive guide that delves into the intricacies of Java programming. The book covers fundamental concepts, object-oriented principles, and advanced topics, providing a deep understanding of Java development. With a focus on practical examples and clear explanations, it aims to help readers grasp Java’s core concepts and apply them effectively in real-world scenarios. By exploring Java syntax, data structures, and design patterns, “Thinking in Java” equips readers with the knowledge and skills needed to become proficient Java programmers. It serves as a valuable resource for both beginners and experienced developers looking to enhance their Java programming skills.

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Please note that some names will be duplicated in capitalized form. Following Java style, the capitalized names refer to Java classes, while lowercase names refer to a general concept. Check www.Bruce...

C: Resources

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Software The JDK from java.sun.com . Even if you choose to use a third-party development environment, its always a good idea to have the JDK on hand in case you come up against what might be a compi...

B: Java Programming Guidelines

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This appendix contains suggestions to help guide you in performing low-level program design, and in writing code. Naturally, these are guidelines and not rules. The idea is to use them as inspirations...

A: Passing & Returning Objects

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By now you should be reasonably comfortable with the idea that when youre passing an object, youre actually passing a reference. In many programming languages you can use that languages regular...

18: Enterprise JavaBeans

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Suppose [95] you need to develop a multi-tiered application to view and update records in a database through a Web interface. You can write a database application using JDBC, a Web interface using JSP...

17: Servlets, JSPs & Tags

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Servlets Client access from the Internet or corporate intranets is a sure way to allow many users to access data and resources easily [93] . This type of access is based on clients using the World Wi...

16: Distributed Computing

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Historically, programming across multiple machines has been error-prone, difficult, and complex. The programmer had to know many details about the network and sometimes even the hardware. You usually ...

15: Discovering problems

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Before C was tamed into ANSI C, we had a little joke: my code compiles, so it should run! (Ha ha!). This was funny only if you understood C, because at that time the C compiler would accept just abo...

14: Creating Windows & Applets

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A fundamental design guideline is make simple things easy, and difficult things possible. [67] The original design goal of the graphical user interface (GUI) library in Java 1.0 was to allow the pro...

13: Concurrency

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Objects provide a way to divide a program into independent sections. Often, you also need to turn a program into separate, independently running subtasks. Each of these independent subtasks is called ...

12: Detecting types

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The idea of run-time type identification (RTTI) seems fairly simple at first: it lets you find the exact type of an object when you only have a reference to the base type. However, the need for RTTI u...

11: The Java I/O System

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Creating a good input/output (I/O) system is one of the more difficult tasks for the language designer. This is evidenced by the number of different approaches. The challenge seems to be in covering a...