Ebook: Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies

Learn to speak the Java language like the pros Are you new to programming and have decided that Java is your language of choice? Are you a wanna-be programmer looking to learn the hottest lingo around? Look no further! Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies, 5th Edition is the easy-to-follow guide you'll want to keep in your back pocket as you work your way toward Java mastery! In plain English, it quickly and easily shows you what goes into creating a program, how to put the pieces together, ways to deal with standard programming challenges, and so much more. Whether you're just tooling around or embarking on a career, this is the ideal resource you'll turn to again and again as you perfect your understanding of the nuances of this popular programming language. Packed with tons of step-by-step instruction, this is the only guide you need to start programming with Java like a pro. Updated for Java 9, learn the language with samples and the Java toolkit Familiarize yourself with decisions, conditions, statements, and information overload Differentiate between loops and arrays, objects and classes, methods, and variables Find links to additional resources Once you discover the joys of Java programming, you might just find you're hooked. Sound like fun? Here's the place to start.;Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- How to Use This Book -- Conventions Used in This Book -- What You Don't Have to Read -- Foolish Assumptions -- How This Book Is Organized -- Part 1: Getting Started with Java Programming -- Part 2: Writing Your Own Java Programs -- Part 3: Controlling the Flow -- Part 4: Using Program Units -- Part 5: The Part of Tens -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Java Programming -- Chapter 1 Getting Started -- What's It All About? -- Telling a computer what to do -- Pick your poison -- From Your Mind to the Computer's Processor -- Translating your code -- Running code -- Code you can use -- Your Java Programming Toolset -- A tool for creating code -- What's already on your hard drive? -- Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Computer -- If You Don't Like Reading Instructions . . . -- Getting This Book's Sample Programs -- Setting Up Java -- Downloading and installing Java -- If you want to find Java on your computer . . . -- Setting Up the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment -- Downloading Eclipse -- Installing Eclipse -- Running Eclipse for the first time -- Importing This Book's Sample Programs -- What's Next? -- Chapter 3 Running Programs -- Running a Canned Java Program -- Typing and Running Your Own Code -- Separating your programs from mine -- Writing and running your program -- What's All That Stuff in Eclipse's Window? -- Understanding the big picture -- Views, editors, and other stuff -- What's inside a view or an editor? -- Returning to the big picture -- Part 2 Writing Your Own Java Programs -- Chapter 4 Exploring the Parts of a Program -- Checking Out Java Code for the First Time -- Behold! A program! -- What the program's lines say -- The Elements in a Java Program -- Keywords.