Interfaces and Architectures

In the previous post We have discussed two parts of the world of Java, the development environment and the execution environment. The third part is where the world of Java meets the rest of the world, that is, the capabilities it provides for extending Java functions and integrating with applications of other types. The simplest … Read more

A Closer Look at the First Sample Program

Although Example.java is quite short, it includes several key features that are common to  all Java programs. Let’s closely examine each part of the program. The program begins with the following lines: /* This is a simple Java program. Call this file “Example.java”. */ This is a comment. Like most other programming languages, Java lets … Read more