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Learn Java Fundamentals: A Primer for Java Development and Programming
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Learn Java Fundamentals: A Primer for Java Development and Programming

by Jeff Friesen
June 2024
Intermediate to advanced
394 pages
6h 48m
English
Apress
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J. FriesenLearn Java Fundamentalshttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0351-2_1

1. Getting Started with Java

Jeff Friesen1  
(1)
Dauphin, MB, Canada
 

Welcome to Java. This technology is widely used in the business world, and you probably want to learn it quickly so you can capture a job in one of these companies as a Java programmer. Although Java is vast and constantly evolving, there are various fundamental features that are timeless and easy to understand. After you master these fundamentals, you will have an easier time writing Java programs.

This chapter launches you on a tour of Java’s fundamental features. You first receive an answer to the “What is Java?” ...

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