Java Basics: Programming and Certification

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Trails Covering the Basics

These trails are available in book form as The Java Tutorial, Fifth Edition. To buy this book, refer to the box to the right.

• Getting Started — An introduction to Java technology and lessons on installing Java development software and using it to create a simple program.
• Learning the Java Language — Lessons describing the essential concepts and features of the Java Programming Language.
• Essential Java Classes — Lessons on exceptions, basic input/output, concurrency, regular expressions, and the platform environment.
• Collections — Lessons on using and extending the Java Collections Framework.
• Deployment — How to package applications and applets using JAR files, and deploy them using Java Web Start and Java Plug-in.
• Preparation for Java Programming Language Certification — List of available training and tutorial resources.

Creating Graphical User Interfaces

• Creating a GUI with Swing — A comprehensive introduction to GUI creation on the Java platform.
• Creating a JavaFX GUI — A collection of JavaFX tutorials.

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