About the Author

Rogers Cadenhead is a writer, web application developer, and the most valuable player in an NBA playoff game[*]. He has written 20 books on Internet-related topics, including Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days, Fourth Edition, Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft FrontPage 2003 in 24 Hours, and Radio UserLand Kick Start. He maintains this book's official website at http://www.java24hours.com.

[*] Cadenhead attended Game 6 of the 1988 NBA Western Conference Finals at Reunion Arena in Dallas. The Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 105-103 to force a seventh game of the series. CBS Sports gave half the MVP award to Mavericks power forward Mark Aguirre for 23 points and 13 rebounds, and half to the sellout crowd of 17,007 for ...

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