The Little Book of Java Programming: Learn To Program with Object Orientation

by Huw Collingbourne

The fastest, easiest way to learn to program in Java . This book will teach you to program the Java language from the ground up. You will learn about Object Orientation, classes, methods, generic lists and dictionaries, file operations, serialization and exception-handling, creating commandline and 'visual' form-based applications. Whether you are a new programmer or an experienced programmer who wants to learn the Java language quickly and easily, this is the book for you! You can download the source code ready to run at the commandline or load into an IDE (the free NetBeans IDE is recommended). This book explains... Huw Collingbourne has been a programmer for more than 30 years. He is an online programming instructor who has taught tens of thousands of students to code in languages such as Java, C, C#, Object Pascal and Ruby. He was the Java columnist for PC Plus magazine has written programming columns for numerous computer magazines. He is Technical Director of the independent development company, SapphireSteel Software. He is the author of a number of programming books including The Little Book Of C , The Little Book Of Pointers , The Little Book of Recursion and The Little Java Book Of Adventure Game Programming . The Little Book Of Java gives you just the stuff you really need to get straight to the heart of Java programming without all the fluff and padding.

192 pages, Paperback

Published March 26, 2021

About the author

Huw Collingbourne is a writer, programming instructor and software developer. He is the author of a number of fiction and factual books. His novels include the Kill Job series (gritty 1960s Cold War and crime) The Exodus Plague post-apocalyptic thrillers and The 1980s Murder Mysteries (crime capers).

In the 1980s Huw was a pop music journalist and he interviewed many of the 'New Romantic' stars such as Boy George, Adam Ant, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and Depeche Mode. In the 1990s he published the 'adult humour' magazine, 18 Rated, which was immediately banned by all leading UK newsagents (who obviously failed to see the joke).

Huw's programming books including The Little Book Of C, The Little Book Of Pointers, The Little Book of Recursion, The Little Book Of C#, The Little Book Of Ruby and The Book Of Ruby. He has programmed in a broad range of languages since the early 1980s. He has written programming and technical columns for numerous computer magazines in the UK including PC Plus, PC Pro and Computer Shopper. He is author of the cult adventure game, The Golden Wombat Of Destiny.

Huw has, at various times, been a magazine editor, publisher and TV presenter. He has an MA in English and a 2nd dan black belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido - the latter skill useful when attempting to control his huge, hairy and amazingly strong Pyrenean Mountain Dogs.