Ebook: Head First Java

Learning a complex new language is no easy task especially when it s an object-oriented computer programming language like Java. You might think the problem is your brain. It seems to have a mind of its own, a mind that doesn't always want to take in the dry, technical stuff you're forced to study. The fact is your brain craves novelty. It's constantly searching, scanning, waiting for something unusual to happen. After all, that's the way it was built to help you stay alive. It takes all the routine, ordinary, dull stuff and filters it to the background so it won't interfere with your brai.;Table of Contents; Intro.: How to Use This Book; Who is this book for?; We know what you're thinking.; And we know what your brain is thinking.; Metacognition: thinking about thinking.; Here's what WE did:; Here's what YOU can do to bend your brain into submission.; What you need for this book:; Last-minute things you need to know:; Technical Editors; Other people to credit; Just when you thought there wouldn't be anymore acknowledgements*.; Chapter 1. Dive in A Quick Dip: Breaking the Surface; The Way Java Works; What you'll do in Java; Code structure in Java; Anatomy of a class.