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Learn Java 12 Programming

By : Nick Samoylov
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Learn Java 12 Programming

By: Nick Samoylov

Overview of this book

Java is one of the preferred languages among developers, used in everything right from smartphones, and game consoles to even supercomputers, and its new features simply add to the richness of the language. This book on Java programming begins by helping you learn how to install the Java Development Kit. You will then focus on understanding object-oriented programming (OOP), with exclusive insights into concepts like abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism, which will help you when programming for real-world apps. Next, you’ll cover fundamental programming structures of Java such as data structures and algorithms that will serve as the building blocks for your apps. You will also delve into core programming topics that will assist you with error handling, debugging, and testing your apps. As you progress, you’ll move on to advanced topics such as Java libraries, database management, and network programming, which will hone your skills in building professional-grade apps. Further on, you’ll understand how to create a graphic user interface using JavaFX and learn to build scalable apps by taking advantage of reactive and functional programming. By the end of this book, you’ll not only be well versed with Java 10, 11, and 12, but also gain a perspective into the future of this language and software development in general.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
Free Chapter
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Section 1: Overview of Java Programming
5
Section 2: Building Blocks of Java
15
Section 3: Advanced Java

Java GUI technologies

The name Java Foundation Classes (JFC) may be a source of much confusion. It implies the classes that are at the foundation of Java, while, in fact, JFC includes only classes and interfaces related to GUI. To be precise, JFC is a collection of three frameworks: Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT), Swing, and Java 2D.

JFC is part of Java Class Library (JCL), although the name JFC came into being only in 1997, while AWT was part of JCL from the very beginning. At that time, Netscape developed a GUI library called Internet Foundation Classes (IFC) and Microsoft created Application Foundation Classes (AFC) for GUI development too. So, when Sun Microsystems and Netscape decided to form a new GUI library, they inherited the word Foundation and created JFC. The framework Swing took over the Java GUI programming from AWT and was successfully used for almost two decades...