Includes Index.

What is Java?; your first program; semantics; data; flow control; what is a class?; what are the methods of a class?; creating a class; what Object-Oriented means; using the environment; console I/O; file I/O/; exceptions; debugging; basic Applet; graphics; Applet framework; basic animation; better animation; keyboard input; mouse input; adding Widgets to Applets; layouts; frames; dialogs; AWT with applications; sockets; URL connections; Object-Oriented analysis; Object-Oriented design.

Aimed at users who are either new to programming or new to Java, this work leads readers through the material step-by-step, building on steps to gain proficiency in the language. The work uses screen captures and illustrations to help the user learn.