Welcome to Java programming and thank you so much for choosing my book among the large selection of Java books available.
Whether you are a seasoned programmer or a complete novice, this book is written to help you learn Java programming fast.
Topics are carefully selected to give you a broad exposure to the fundamental concepts of Java while not overwhelming you with information overload.
While it is not possible to cover every single Java concept in this book, rest assured that by the end of the book, you should have no problem writing your own Java programs.
In fact, we will be coding a program together as part of the project at the end of the book. Ready to start?
Let’s first answer a few questions:
1.1 What is Java?
Java is an object-oriented programming language developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems, which has since been acquired by Oracle Corporation.
It was released in 1995 and is currently one of the most popular programming languages in use.
It can be used to develop applications for a large variety of environments, such as applications for desktop, web and even mobile devices. One of the main features of Java is that it is platform independent.
This means that a program written in Java can be executed on any operating system (such as Windows, Mac or Linux).
