Java Resources

• DrJava
  • Installation Instructions
  • Dr Java Tutorial
  • Jars and DrJava
  • How to Use the DrJava Debugger
  • How to use history (.hist) files
  • www.drjava.org
  
  
• Online Resources
  • Ecks "Introduction to Programming Using Java"
  • "Thinking Java" by Bruce Eckel
  • Syntax guide from Dr. David Matuszek
  
  
• API
  • Java 1.5 Documentation (but we will use version 5)
  • Java 1.6 Documentation (lastest version)


• Coding Conventions
  • Local Coding Style Guidelines
  • Sun's Java Coding Conventions


• Utilities
  • jar (java archive)
    

• Turtorials/Miscellaneous
  • Operator Precedence Table
  • File I/O Tutorial
    
    
• Book (if you want to buy)
  • Java Backpack Reference Guide by DePasquale, Addison-Wesley
    This is a good, light, concise, and cheap reference book.
  
  
  • Murach's Java SE 6 by Doug Lowe, Joel Murach, Andrea Steelman
    This book has detailed explanations of each topic, and good examples to go with them.
  
  
  • Java 6 Illuminated: An Active Learning Approach (Jones and Barlett Illuminated) (Paperback)
    Again detail explainations but double cost of the book above