Java Study Group

The group meets 8:00-12:00, Dennis 224.

Participants

• George Avirappattu (gavirapp@indiana.edu)
• Barbara Welling Hall (wellingh@earlham.edu)
• Hal Hanes (haroldh@earlham.edu)
• Ray Hively (rayh@earlham.edu)
• John Howell (jhowell@earlham.edu)
• Mic Jackson (micj@earlham.edu)
• Peter McLarnan (peter@math.earlham.edu)
• Tim McLarnan (timm@earlham.edu)
• Sam Neff (samn@earlham.edu)
• Ray Ontko (rayo@ontko.com) sample programs
• Charlie Peck (charliep@cs.earlham.edu)
• Paul Retherford (paulr@infocom.com)
• Peter Suber (peters@earlham.edu)

Recommended Reading

• Campione, Mary and Kathy Walrath. Java Tutorial : Object-Oriented Programming for the Internet, 2nd Edition, (Addison-Wesley, 1998). (errata)
• Flanagan, David. Java in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference : 2nd Edition (Deluxe Edition), (O'Reilly, 1997).

Additional Reading

• Coffee, Peter. How to Program Java, (Que, 1996). Intended for first time programmers, therefore, may be slow for the experienced programmer. May even work with an introductory programming class. The author claims that Java is the one language someone should know if they know only one language. I love his name. -- Peter Suber
• Eckel, Bruce. Thinking in Java, (Prentice-Hall, 1998).
• Goodrich, Michael T., and Roberto Tamassia. Data Structures and Algorithms in Java, (John Wiley & Sons, 1998). A plausible text for our Algorithms and Data Structures if we were using Java. It also has an appendix "A: A Java Primer" which looks like it's pitched at a person who knows at least one programming language very well.
• Harold, Elliotte Rusty. The Java Developer's Resource: A Tutorial and On-Line Supplement (Prentice-Hall 1997).

Links

• Brewing Java: A Tutorial, by Elliotte Rusty Harold. It has a genuinely explanatory narrative(!) along with examples and exercises that I understand (for the most part, and when I don't understand I have a clue as to what I need to ask). The author claims that the book, Java Developer's Resource, is even better. I haven't seen that yet, but I am looking forward to seeing it. -- Welling
• Programming in Java; CSCI 595
• The Java Tutorial: Object-Oriented Programming for the Internet, Second Edition. This is the online version of our primary text.
• O'Reilly Java Center
• Sun's Java Home Page
• JDK 1.1.4 API Documentation
• JDK 1.1.6 API Documentation
• JDK 1.1 Tools Reference Pages - Solaris
• Kevin Sullivan's Learning Java Page
• Apple's Java Developer Page
• Java Boutique includes links to free and cheap Java IDEs. Especially interesting is Lava Java, a layout tool for Java. -- RayO
• Yahoo's Java Programming Language Page
• Charlie's Software Engineering Page
• Gary McGraw's Java Security Hotlist
• Netscape JDK 1.1 Update Support
• ComputingSite's Java Page. It includes a large number of links, including many to applet repositories. It's part of a very comprehensive site on CS. -- Peter
• Java Noggin

JavaBean repositories

• (from JARS)
• (from IBM)
• (from Gamelan)

Java Applet repositories

• (from Java Boutique)
• (from JARS)
• (from JavaSoft, i.e. Sun)
• (from Gamelan)
• (from Karl Hoernell) Look especially at Karl Hoernell's applets. They are fun and well-written. -- Peter

This page maintained by Ray Ontko (rayo@ontko.com).