Java in 24 Hours (8th Edition): Feedback

Welcome to the web site for the book Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours (8th Edition) by Rogers Cadenhead. The book teaches Java 9 programming for non-programmers, new programmers who hated learning a language, and experienced programmers who want to quickly get up to speed.

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Table of Contents

Use these links for information related to a specific hour in the book:

• Part I: Getting Started
• Hour 1: Becoming a Programmer
• Hour 2: Writing Your First Program
• Hour 3: Vacationing in Java
• Hour 4: Understanding How Java Programs Work
• Part II: Learning the Basics of Programming
• Hour 5: Storing and Changing Information in a Program
• Hour 6: Using Strings to Communicate
• Hour 7: Using Conditional Tests to Make Decisions
• Hour 8: Repeating an Action with Loops
• Part III: Working with Information in New Ways
• Hour 9: Storing Information with Arrays
• Hour 10: Creating Your First Object
• Hour 11: Describing What Your Object is Like
• Hour 12: Making the Most of Existing Objects
• Part IV: Moving into Advanced Topics
• Hour 13: Storing Objects in Data Structures
• Hour 14: Handling Errors in a Program
• Hour 15: Creating a Threaded Program
• Hour 16: Using Inner Classes and Closures
• Part V: Programming a Graphical User Interface
• Hour 17: Building a Simple User Interface
• Hour 18: Laying Out a User Interface
• Hour 19: Responding to User Input
• Part VI: Writing Internet Applications
• Hour 20: Reading and Writing Files
• Hour 21: Using Java 9's New HTTP Client
• Hour 22: Working with Java2D Graphics
• Hour 23: Creating Minecraft Mods with Java
• Hour 24: Writing Android Apps
• Hour 25: Building Chat Bots with Java (Barnes & Noble Edition only)
• Appendixes
• Hour A: Using the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment
• Hour B: Where to Go from Here: Java Resources
• Hour C: This Book's Web Site
• Hour D: Fixing a Problem with Android Studio Emulator
• Hour E: Fixing Package Not Visible Errors in NetBeans

What's New

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• Hour 21: Java 9 HTTP Client has updates that affect the projects in Hour 21. (06-05-2020)
• Hour 22: Making the PieFrame application visible. (01-03-2018)
• Hour 21: Download a version of NetBeans that works with this hour. (01-03-2018)
• Hour 4: Updated link for Java 9 Class Library documentation (01-03-2018)
• This site was launched (01-03-2018).

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