Introduction

Welcome to Java After Hours: 10 Projects You'll Never Do at Work, the book that lets you kick back and take control of Java. This book is not to be taken too seriously—it's meant to be fun. So relax; you're in the driver's seat here. This is where you get to make Java do some outrageous things for you.

Why Is This Book Unique?

If you're a programmer, too many of the programming books you've read have probably not been much fun at all. In fact, many of them are grim slogs.

Not this one. This is designed to be the computer book for the rest of us who just want to kick back and get a little enjoyment out of what we do everyday.

That's not to say that the programs you're going to find here aren't powerful and that you can't learn some ...

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