Rescued By Java

Rescued by Java assumes that reader has no prior programming experience. This tiltle leads first-time programmers through a series of over forty 15-minute lessons, first introducing the basics and then covering concepts such as combing music with animated graphics, writing multithreaded applications, building class libaries, and much more. The companion CD-ROM contains the book's sample program code covered in each lesson for easy cut-and-paste operations. In addition, the CD-ROM contains two free Java compilers (Sun and Inprise).

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Written for both the first-time programmer and the programmer making the transition from C/C++ to Java, this series of 36 lessons introduces data and control structures, class objects and templates, exception handling, the Swing user interface, and object-oriented programming. The CD-ROM contains two Java compilers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Worldwide, millions of computer users regard Dr. Kris Jamsa as one of the leading experts and authors in the industry. He is the author of over 95 books covering a wide range of topics in computer technology, security, graphics, networking, and programming. Kris received his bachelor's degree in computer science from the United States Air Force Academy. During his tenure in the Air Force, Dr. Jamsa worked as a VAX/VMS system manager, overseeing computer hardware, software and network security. He received his Master's Degree in computer science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and his doctorate in computer science with an emphasis on operating systems from Arizona State University. In 1997, Dr. Jamsa earned an MBA degree from San Diego State University.