Documentation

Java language specification 2.0- Sun's specification of the Java language

The Java API documentation- All documentaion for the Java Application Programming Interface. This documentation is mirrored here

Java coding conventions- Specification of the standard way to structure java programs, including variable and file names, indentation etc.

javadoc- A tool for generating documentation from source code prepared with special comments and tags.

jar- The Java archive tool combines several files into a single compressed archive.

Java tutorial- Sun's Java tutorial

Class libraries examples- Examples from the Chan and Lee books, of using the Java class libraries

Tools

JDK 1.3 - Sun's Java Development Kit

RealJ- A compact Java development environment with features such as syntax highlighting.

JCreator- Another compact development environment with more features

Forte- A powerful, but resource hungry interactive development environment

Other Resources

javaPowered- Hundreds of free applets

Wired on Java- A multitude of Java resources

Cetus- General Information on object orientation and OO Languages

JavaWorld- Java tips and latest Java news

jCentral- The planet's most extensive, feature-packed search engine built just for Java developers

IBM- Online training in Java Foundation Classes

Java World- Java publications listed by topic

Giant Java Tree- Java open source code


Dr. K. Buckley (K.A.Buckley@wlv.ac.uk)