Chapter 20. Java Programming
In This Chapter
Introducing Java
Java Provides Executable Content
Multiplatform Executable Content
The Java Usage Summary
The Security Issue
Give Java a Spin
Visual J++: A Sample Java System
The Java Language Specifics
Exception Handling
The world of Web pages gained an unexpected boost in capabilities when the Java language was introduced. Originally designed for embedded programming applications such as the programs inside automobile computer modules, Java quickly became the standard language used to activate Web pages. Java almost single-handedly rescued static HTML-based Web pages and turned the Web into an interactive medium.
If you plan to work as a programmer on Web-based applications, you will have to learn Java. ...
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