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COBOL Programmers Swing with Java

COBOL Programmers Swing with Java

COBOL Programmers Swing with Java

2nd Edition
E. Reed Doke, University of Arkansas
Bill C. Hardgrave, University of Arkansas
Richard A. Johnson, Southwest Missouri State University
December 2004
Paperback
9780521546843
$72.99
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    Featuring the development of graphical user interfaces (GUI's) using the latest in Java swing components, this new edition of Java for the COBOL Programmer (Cambridge, 1999) provides COBOL programmers a clear, easy transition to Java programming by drawing on the numerous similarities between COBOL and Java. The authors introduce the COBOL programmer to the history of Java and object-oriented programming and then delve into the details of the Java syntax, always contrasting them with their parallels in COBOL. A running case study permits the reader to have an overall view of application development with Java.
    First Edition ISBN (Pb): 0-521-65892-6

    • Draws important parallels between COBOL and Java
    • Uses the latest in Java Swing GUI components
    • Uses brief, clear examples of program code and a strong running case study

    Reviews & endorsements

    "This book will get maximum leverage out of any reader's COBOL background. I would recommend it as a starting point for a COBOL programmer who is planning to learn Java." Computing Reviews

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    Product details

    December 2004
    Paperback
    9780521546843
    296 pages
    233 × 175 × 14 mm
    0.484kg
    78 b/w illus. 60 tables
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Introduction
    • 1. Why you should learn Java
    • 2. An introduction to object-oriented programming
    • 3. Java structure
    • 4. Defining data
    • 5. Computation
    • 6. Decision making
    • 7. Loops
    • 8. Arrays
    • 9. Data access
    • 10. Graphical user interface
    • 11. Object-oriented development issues.
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