Java

Java is an object-oriented programming language that is intended to be runnable from many different operating systems without recompiling.

• Essential Links
  • Home Page: http://java.sun.com
  • Downloads: http://java.sun.com/downloads/
  • Forums: http://forum.java.sun.com/index.jspa

• Open Source
  • The Apache Software Foundation: http://www.apache.org/
  • O’Reilly Open Source Java Directory: http://www.onjava.com/pub/q/java_os_directory
  • OSDir.com: [[http://osdir.com/News+index-catid-196.phtml ]]
  • Java-Source.Net: http://java-source.net/

• Training
  • Tutorials: http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/
  • The Server Side: http://www.theserverside.com/home/index.jsp
  • JavaOne Conference: http://servlet.java.sun.com/javaone/

• Books
  • For Learning Java:
    • Core Java 2, Volume I: Fundamentals (6th Edition) by Gary Cornell, Cay S. Horstmann, Cay S. Forstmann ISBN 0130471771
    • Core Java 2, Volume II: Advanced Features (5th Edition) by Cay Horstmann, Gary Cornell ISBN 0130927384
  • For Reference:
    • The Java™ Programming Language (3rd Edition) by Ken Arnold, James Gosling, David Holmes ISBN 0201704331
  • For Best Coding Practices:
    • Effective Java by Joshua Bloch ISBN 0201310058
  • For Solutions to Common Problems:
    • Java Cookbook by Ian F. Darwin ISBN 0596001703
  • _ For Designing GUIs:_
    • Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines: http://java.sun.com/products/jlf/index.html
  • For Building Web Applications:
    • Struts in Action: Building Web Applications with the Leading Java Framework by Ted Husted, Cedric Dumoulin, George Franciscus, David Winterfeldt, Craig R. McClanahan ISBN 1930110502
    • Programming Jakarta Struts by Chuck Cavaness ISBN 0596003285
  • Other Java Books: http://www.javashelf.com

• Tools
  • Build System – Apache Ant: http://ant.apache.org/
  • IDEs
    • Borland JBuilder: http://www.borland.com/jbuilder/index.html
    • IntelliJ IDEA: http://www.intellij.com/idea/
    • Eclipse: http://www.eclipse.org
    • Sun Java Studio Creator (formerly Project Rave): http://wwws.sun.com/software/products/jscreator/index.html
  • Web Application Framework – Apache Struts: http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/index.html
  • Web Container – Apache Tomcat: http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/index.html

This article was originally posted by Jim Watkin on the UCLA Programmers Wiki.