C: Supplements

There are several supplements to this book, including the seminar-on-CD packaged in the back and other items and seminars available through the MindView web site.

This appendix describes these supplements so that you can decide if they will be helpful to you.

Foundations for Java seminar-on-CD

The CD that is bound in the back of this book is intended to provide foundation material to prepare you to learn Java from this book. The bulk of the 400+ Megabytes of the CD is a full multimedia course called Foundations for Java. This includes the Thinking in C seminar, which gives you an introduction to the C syntax, operators and functions that Java syntax is based upon. In addition, it includes the first seven lectures from the 2^nd edition of the Hands-On Java seminar-on-CD that I created and narrate. Although historically the entire Hands-On Java CD is only available for sale separately (this is also the case with the 3^rd edition of the Hands-On Java CD), I decided to include the first seven lectures from the 2^nd edition because the concepts in these lectures have not changed substantially due to the 3^rd edition of the book, and so it will not only provide you (along with Thinking in C) with a foundation for this book, but in addition I hope it will give you a taste for the quality and value of the Hands-On Java CD, 3^rd edition.

The CD is described in more detail at the end of the preface.

Hands-On Java seminar-on-CD 3^rd edition

This Hands-On Java CD, 3^rd edition, contains an extended version of the material from the Thinking in Java seminar and is based on this book. There is an audio lecture and slides corresponding to every chapter in the book. I created the seminar (more recently, with input from Andrea Provaglio, who teaches most of the live versions of the seminar) and I narrate the material on the CD. The Hands-On Java CD 3^rd edition is for sale at www.MindView.net.

Thinking in Java Seminar

My company MindView, Inc. now gives this as the public and in-house Thinking in Java seminar; this is our main introductory seminar that provides the foundation for our more advanced seminars. You can find details at www.MindView.net. (The introductory seminar is also available as the Hands-On Java CD ROM. Information is available at the same Web site.)

My company provides five-day, hands-on, public and in-house training seminars based on the material in this book. Selected material from each chapter represents a lesson, which is followed by a monitored exercise period so each student receives personal attention. The audio lectures and slides for the introductory seminar are also captured on CD ROM to provide at least some of the experience of the seminar without the travel and expense. For more information, go to www.BruceEckel.com. Feedback

Thinking in Enterprise Java

The new book isn’t a second volume, but rather a more advanced topic. It will be called Thinking in Enterprise Java and is currently available (in some form) as a free download from www.BruceEckel.com. Because it is a separate book, it can expand to fit the necessary topics. The goal, like Thinking in Java, is to produce a very understandable coverage of the basics of the J2EE technologies so that the reader is prepared for more advanced coverage of those topics.

The biggest of these include server-side Java (primarily Servlets & JavaServer pages, or JSPs), which is truly an excellent solution to the World Wide Web problem, wherein we’ve discovered that the various Web browser platforms are just not consistent enough to support client-side programming. In addition, there is the whole problem of easily creating applications to interact with databases, transactions, security, and the like, which is involved with Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs). These topics are wrapped into the chapter formerly called “Network Programming” and now called “Distributed Computing,” a subject that is becoming essential to everyone. You’ll also find this chapter has been expanded to include an overview of Jini (pronounced “genie,” and it isn’t an acronym, just a name), which is a cutting-edge technology that allows us to change the way we think about interconnected applications.

List of potential chapters, from Wiki page

The J2EE Seminar

This seminar introduces you to the practical development of real-world, Web-enabled, distributed applications with Java. It covers J2EE and its key technologies: Enterprise JavaBeans, Servlets, Java ServerPages, and the basic architectural patterns used to combine these technologies into maintainable applications.

You'll come out of this course with a comprehensive understanding of the J2EE architecture, of the problems that it is designed to solve, how to select the most appropriate tools, and how to code your solutions.

Designing Objects & Systems Seminar
Thinking in Patterns with Java
Thinking in Patterns Seminar
Design Consulting, Reviews and Walkthroughs

My company also provides consulting, mentoring and walkthrough services to help guide your project through its development cycle—especially your company’s first Java project. Feedback