Just Java™ 2, Fifth Edition

Chapter 2. The Story of O: Object-Oriented Programming

• Abstraction

• Encapsulation

• Comparing Primitive Types To Class Types

• The One-Minute Object Manager

• Creating New Objects: Constructors

• Per-Instance and Per-Class Members

• The “Final” Modifier

• Access Modifiers

• Exercises

• Some Light Relief—It’s Not Your Father’s IBM

It’s a surprising observation, but software development trends seem to be running in the opposite direction from the universe in general. The universe has entropy—it is gradually “winding down,” or proceeding to a less and less coherent state. In contrast, software development methodologies over the past 30 years have become more disciplined and ...