Beginning Java: A Safari Tutorial

This is the first of a 3 part series of tutorials to learn Java Skills in SafariBooks Online. This beginning Java tutorial is designed for individuals that may not have development experience, or developers who have had non-Java development experience, such as Cobol programming. Developing applications with Java uses an object-oriented programming (OOP) approach, and relies heavily upon the OOP paradigm to describe and use the functionality of the language. Key concepts such as inheritance, objects, classes and the heavy typing used to declare variables and their contents are not optional, but they are instead required elements of the language. Follow along in this tutorial to learn about all of these beginning Java skills in Safari Books Online.