Owl Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours

Hour 1: Becoming a Programmer

NOTES AND CORRECTIONS

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READER QUESTIONS

  • Question: I'm using a Mac. Is there a developer's kit available for Macs that supports Java 2?
    Answer: For this book and Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days, I am offering the latest news on Java 2 Macintosh support. Please bookmark that page to keep up with the latest information I have found on the subject.
  • Question: I have just bought this book of yours but I am not able to install the JDK 2 toolkit from Sun because it's a huge 20 megabyte file. How can I get the JDK?
    Answer: If you can't download the JDK over the Web, your best bet is probably to acquire a book that contains JDK 2 on a CD. There are several, and one of them is an expanded version of my book called Sams' Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days Professional Reference Edition. The book is a more expensive hardcover, but it also includes seven bonus chapters on advanced Java topics. For more information, visit its official Web site.

ACTIVITIES

  •  Solution #1: Visit Sun's official Java site and read some of the introductory articles about Java (the "Read About Java" section mentioned in the book isn't presently available on Sun's site, but the "What is Java?" section serves a similar purpose).
  • Solution #2: An example of instructions (in English) to handle the task:
    • Dear personal computer,
    • Item 1: Give the user a chance to select a number.
    • Item 2: Add 10 to this number.
    • Item 3: Multiply the resulting number by 5.
    • Item 4: Display the final value of the number.
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