Jumping to Java: Fast Track for C and C++ Programmers

Overview

IF YOU'RE A C or C++ programmer, you've already paid your dues. Adding Java to your repertoire shouldn't mean wading through the basics of object language programming. Jumping to Java is just for you. This book and CD-ROM package is your fast track to mastering everything uniquely Java, from conventions of syntax to streams, from threads to classes. Author and programmer Dan Parks Sydow has himself trod this path, and he offers valuable insight into Java and how its underlying concepts relate to C and C++ as well as earlier languages. Jumping to Java's bundled CD-ROM provides source code featured in the book as well as several versions of each example applet. Sun's Java Development Kit is included along with the 3.0 lite version of the Microline component toolkit. You'll also find award-winning Java applets from Sun's JavaCup International Contest -- so you can learn from the best of the best.

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