Just Java 1.1 and Beyond (3rd ed)

If you need to learn Java fast, Just Java 1.1 and beyond is for you.

In this completely updated third edition, Peter van der Linden, the author of the classic Expert C Programming, brings his well-known enthusiasm, expertise, and wit to the challenge of explaining Java and object-oriented programming as painlessly as possible.

Just Java 1.1 and beyond covers all the fundamentals of Java programming, including Java object-oriented techniques, types, statements, arrays, string processing, and advanced features like networking and threads.

This expanded, new edition includes detailed coverage of the JDK 1.1 event model, new AWT capabilities, and I/O.

There's even a preview of the new windowing 'Swing' components.

Just Java 1.1 also includes more examples than ever, along with up-to-the-minute coverage of new Java APIs, including the powerful new Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API.

Nobody teaches Java like Peter van der Linden! The Story of O: Object-Oriented Programming. GIGO: Garbage In, Gospel Out. Associativity and the 'Coffeepot Property'. CD-ROM includes the latest version of the Java Development Kit and code samples compiled for Java 1.1