Beginning programming with java : for dummies /
Barry Burd.
- 6th edition.
- Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, c2021.
- xiv, 517 pages ; illustration ; 24cm.
Include index.
Part 1. Getting started with java programming.--Chapter 1. The big picture.--Chapter 2. Setting up your computer.--Chapter 3. Running programs.--Part 2. Writing your own java programs.--Chapter 4. Exploring the parts of a program.--Chapter 5. Composing a program.--Chapter 6. Using the building blocks: variables, values and types.--Chapter 7. Numbers and types.--Chapter 8. Numbers? who needs numbers?.--Part 3. Controlling the flow.--Chapter 9. Forks in the road.--Chapter 10. Which way did he go.--Chapter 11. Around and around it goes.--Chapter 12. Circling back to java loops.--Part 4. The inside scoop.--Chapter 13. Programming with objects and classes.--Chapter 14. Using methods and fields from a java class.--Chapter 15. Creating new java methods.--Part 5. Smart java techniques.--Chapter 16. Piles of files: dealing with information overload.--Chapter 17. How to flick a virtual switch.--Chapter 18. Creating loops within loops.--Chapter 19. Out of many, One.--Oooey, GUI was a worm.--Part 6. The part of tens -- Chapter 21. Ten useful in the java API.--Chapter 22. Ten bits of advice for new software developers.
The book starts with an overview of computer programming and builds from there; it explains the software you need, walks you through writing your own programs, and introduces you to a few of the more-complex aspects of programming in Java.