Objects First with Java: A Practical Introduction using BlueJ, 7th edition

David J. Barnes
, Michael Kölling

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Objects First with Java introduces object-oriented programming from a software engineering perspective. The text integrates BlueJ, an interactive Java development environment that visualizes class structure. BlueJ lets you create and test objects, offering a better understanding than you would from simply reading source code. Unlike traditional textbooks, the chapters are not ordered by language features but by software development concepts. 

The 7th Edition reflects the latest features and capabilities of Java with new material, code examples, GUI JavaFX code samples and more. It is thoroughly updated to include all recent Java language additions, and now introduces the concepts and technologies to support teams more formally.

ISBN-13: 9780138123215

Subject: Programming - Introductory

Category: Java

1. Objects and classes  
2. Understanding class definitions  
3. Object interaction  
4. Grouping objects  
5. Functional processing of collections
6. More-sophisticated behavior          
7. Fixed-size collections: arrays  
8. Designing classes  
9. Well-behaved objects 
10. Working in teams
11. Recursion  
12. Improving structure with inheritance
13. More about inheritance 
14. Further abstraction techniques 
15. Data-oriented classes  
16. A brief history of Java  
17. Building graphical user interfaces 
18. Handling errors 
19. Designing applications 
20. A case study

Appendices  

A. Working with a BlueJ project 
B. Java data types               
C. Operators                 
D. Java control structures  
E. Running Java without BlueJ  
F. Using the debugger 
G. JUnit unit-testing tools  
H. Teamwork tools  
I. Javadoc  
J. Program style guide  
K. Important library classes
L. Concept glossary