http://java.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Focus on Java GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-10T10:00:08Z Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:00:08 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/11/java-term-of-the-week-camelcase.htm Classes and interfaces in Java programs tend to be named using compound words. I find myself being quite specific about what a class does and that leads me to want... http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/11/java-term-of-the-week-camelcase.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:00:48 +0000 2008-10-11T10:00:48Z http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/10/poll-whats-your-java-experience-level.htm Friday is fast becoming poll day and as you can see this week turns out to be no different. After a few chats with a couple of Java regulars I'm... http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/10/poll-whats-your-java-experience-level.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:00:08 +0000 2008-10-10T10:00:08Z http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/09/design-and-create-an-object-in-java.htm Yesterday there was an introduction to object-oriented programming that dealt with the beginning theory of working with objects. Today I thought you might fancy getting your hands dirty by looking at... http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/09/design-and-create-an-object-in-java.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:00:04 +0000 2008-10-09T10:00:04Z http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/08/looking-at-object-oriented-programming.htm Today sees the start of a series of articles on object-oriented programming. Learning about objects is fundamental to becoming a good Java programmer. Before I start looking at how Java creates... http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/08/looking-at-object-oriented-programming.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:00:43 +0000 2008-10-08T10:00:43Z http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/07/a-mandelbrot-displaying-java-applet.htm I'm still hunting around looking for any cool Java applets that might be out there. Today I came across StarFractal on the CodingMagic website, an applet that displays the Mandelbrot... http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/07/a-mandelbrot-displaying-java-applet.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:00:41 +0000 2008-10-07T10:00:41Z http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/06/mondays-programming-question-5.htm Last week the challenge was to make a decoding program. It would seem silly not to make the encoder that goes with it. Here's the same letter switch code: Decodedabcdefghijklm Encodedprjitgcoxbsyn Decodednopqr stuvwx yz Encodedwdemh uvlzfq ka For example, ... http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/06/mondays-programming-question-5.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:00:42 +0000 2008-10-06T10:00:42Z http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/05/answer-to-mondays-encoded-line-question.htm The question on Monday was concerned with writing a program to decode this first line from a book by Iain Banks: xv fpu vot ipk nk chpwindvoth tqeyditi which turns out to... http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/05/answer-to-mondays-encoded-line-question.htm Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:01:18 +0000 2008-10-05T10:01:18Z http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/04/java-term-of-the-week-garbage-collection.htm Every time a Java program makes a new object it is allocated a certain amount of space in memory. When that object is no longer used by the program we... http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/04/java-term-of-the-week-garbage-collection.htm Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:00:40 +0000 2008-10-04T10:00:40Z http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/03/poll-what-did-you-use-to-learn-java.htm Talking with a few Java programmers who are just starting out I've been thinking about text editors and IDEs. I've become curious how most people started out learning Java. This... http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/03/poll-what-did-you-use-to-learn-java.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:07:01 +0000 2008-10-03T10:07:01Z http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/02/using-an-ide-versus-a-text-editor.htm Over the past couple of weeks I've been asked the same question a few times by people just beginning to learn Java. What tool should I use to write my... http://java.about.com/b/2008/10/02/using-an-ide-versus-a-text-editor.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:01:31 +0000 2008-10-02T10:01:31Z