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
  • Tutorials: http://java.sun.com/learning/tutorial/
  • Community: http://www.theserverside.com
  • Conference: http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/

• 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
  • Java-Source.Net: http://java-source.net/

• Books
  • For Learning Java:
    • Core Java, Volume I: Fundamentals by Gary Cornell, Cay S. Horstmann, Cay S. Forstmann
    • Core Java, Volume II: Advanced Features by Cay Horstmann, Gary Cornell
  • For Reference:
    • The Java™ Programming Language by Ken Arnold, James Gosling, David Holmes
    • The Java™ Language Specification by James Gosling, Bill Joy, Guy Steele, Gilad Bracha
  • For Best Coding Practices:
    • Effective Java by Joshua Bloch
  • _ For Designing GUIs:_
    • Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines: http://java.sun.com/products/jlf/index.html

• Tools
  • Build System
    –
    • Apache Ant: http://ant.apache.org/
    • IDEs
      • Borland JBuilder:Maven: http://www.borland.com/jbuilder/index.htmlmaven.apache.org/
      • IntelliJ IDEA: http://www.intellij.com/idea/
    • IDEs
      • Eclipse: http://www.eclipse.org
      • NetBeans: http://www.netbeans.org/
      • Sun Java Studio Creator (formerly Project Rave):Enterprise: http://wwws.developers.sun.com/software/products/prodtech/javatools/jsenterprise/index.jsp
      • Sun Java Studio Creator: http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jscreator/index.htmljsp
    • WebFrameworks Application
      Framework
      • Java –Server ApacheFaces: http://java.sun.com/javaee/javaserverfaces/
      • Spring: http://www.springframework.org/
      • Struts: http://jakarta.struts.apache.org/struts/index.html
      • Shale: http://struts.apache.org/struts-shale/
      • Webwork:
    • Web Container –
      • Apache Tomcat: http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/index.html

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