Java Programming

Installing Java JDK at home
Using the JDK with JCreator
Using the JDK with TextPad
Using the JDK with WSciTe
This pages explain how to install the Java JDK on your home computer and how to use various text editors as a simple programmer's IDE.

BeanShell - Lightweight Scripting for Java
This is an interpreted version of Java. BeanShell consists of a single file bsh-1.2b7.jar that you download and place anywhere on your computer. Just double click on the file to start BeanShell (but you need to install the Java JDK before you can use BeanShell).

Java Precisely
A very nice, concise reference book for the Java language. If you scroll down the page, there is a link to an earlier version of the book that is freely downloadable.

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
Introduction to Programming Using Java
Thinking in Java, 3rd Edition
Java as a First Language
The Java Tutorials
Java Lecture Notes
Securing Java
These are links to free online textbooks for Java.

The Java Language Specification
The Java Virtual Machine Specification
Code Conventions for the Java Programming Language
AmbySoft Inc. Coding Standards for Java
These are links to free online reference books for Java.

JavaWorld.com
Java Programming Resources
Google Directory - Computers > Programming > Languages > Java
These are links to pages that have more links to resources about Java on the Internet.

Return to the Languages Resources page.
Return to the CS 275 home page.


compliments and criticisms