Java Resources

[kmj]

Here's a list of good java resources... please feel free to contribute!


Sun's Java Documentation (http://java.sun.com/docs/index.html)

Java Network Programming FAQ (http://www.davidreilly.com/java/java_network_programming)


... yeah, it's short now. Help it get bigger! :)

[DukeofNukes]

I've been using this one a fair amount lately:

Java 1.4 API (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/api/index.html)

Helpful if you wanna figure out exactly what the class in question does.

[xilica]

Sun's Java Tutorial (http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/)
Brewing Java (http://www.ibiblio.org/javafaq/javatutorial.html)
Java Boutique (http://javaboutique.internet.com/tutorials/)

[Dru Lee Parsec]

Duke Of Nukes:

I d-loaded that very html documentation and it's the home page my browser pulls up every time I start it. I live in that API documentation. :)

Here's a few of my favorite Java related resources:

The Java Development Kit http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/download.html Be sure to get the "SDK" if you want the Software Development Kit.

The API documentation that Duke Of Nukes pointed out is essential.

Ant, a fantastic cross platform build tool http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/index.html

Jext, a great text editor written in Java. http://www.jext.org

Tomcat. A free servlet and Java Server Pages engine that works great with Apache. http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/index.html

Apache. The web server of course. http://www.apache.org

[inkedmn]

i also like jext, VERY cool gui editor...

[Pinball]

Check out:

Gosling Joy, Bracha and Steele. The Java Language Specification, Second Edition. Addison-Wesley. 2000.
Also online at: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls


Lindholm and Yellin. The Java Virtual Machine Specification, Second Edition. Addison-Wesley. 1999.
Also online at: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/vmspec

Yelling, Frankling. Low-Level Security in java, white paper.
Online at: http://javasoft.com/sfaq/verifier.html
(haven't read this yet, but seems good)

[Isengard]

http://developer.java.sun.com is a page for Java developers. Let you download books, docs, and allow early access to beta and alpha software. Registration is free.

[Chiqqy]

I wish some of those links could help me!!
:sick:

[Gauss]

Heyya..
a good java site for news or advanced programmers..

www.dickbaldwin.com

many great tutorials in many fields..

Gauss

[kmj]

The following will allow you to easily access the java documentation for any class in Sun's java libraries:

Okay, if you're not using firefox, start using firefox. Then come back when you are in firefox.

Now that you're in firefox (you are in firefox -- aren't you?) open the Bookmarks Manager, and create a new bookmark (if you already have a quick searches folder, create it in there... otherwise, you may consider making one).

Enter the following for the new bookmark:
Name: Java 1.4.2 api specs (or whatever you want to call it)
Location: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&as_qdr=all&q=+allinurl%3A+%s+site%3Ajava.sun.com&btnI=Search
Keyword: javadoc (or whatever keyword you wish to use)

Then click ok to create it.

Now, typing "javadoc OverlayLayout" in the URL entry box should bring you to:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&as_qdr=all&q=+allinurl%3A+OverlayLayout+site%3Ajava.sun.com&btnI=Search

which through the magic of Google's "I'm feeling lucky" functionality, brings y ou to:

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/javax/swing/OverlayLayout.html



Now, this relies on Google's smartness to bring you to the right page, but so far it hasn't failed yet for me.

(The above should actually work in any recent version of Mozilla.)

[_underdog]

Or you could use http://javadocs.org/ typing the class like this http://javadocs.org/java.lang.string or the package http://javadocs.org/java.util takes you directly to the documentation.

[Whiteknight]

Is there a quintessential Java book in the same manner that K&R is the quintessential C book? i mean, if you absolutely had to buy one Java book, and only one, which one should it be?

the online tutorials are nice, but i dont currently have internet access in my apartment, so i need a good book to hunker down with. any suggestions?