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
    • Ant: http://ant.apache.org/
    • Maven: http://maven.apache.org/
  • IDEs
    • Eclipse: http://www.eclipse.org
    • NetBeans: http://www.netbeans.org/
    • Sun Java Studio Enterprise: http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jsenterprise/index.jsp
    • Sun Java Studio Creator: http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jscreator/index.jsp
  • Frameworks
    • Java Server Faces: http://java.sun.com/javaee/javaserverfaces/
    • Shale: http://struts.apache.org/struts-shale/
    • Spring: http://www.springframework.org/
    • Struts: http://struts.apache.org/
    • Webwork: http://www.opensymphony.com/webwork/
    • Tapestry: http://jakarta.apache.org/tapestry/
    • Grails: http://grails.codehaus.org/
    • RIFE: http://rifers.org/
    • Trails: https://trails.dev.java.net/
    • Hibernate: http://www.hibernate.org/
  • Build
    • Ant: http://ant.apache.org/
    • Maven: http://maven.apache.org/

• Web Container
  • Tomcat: http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/index.html

• Application Server
  • JBoss: http://www.jboss.com/products/jbossas
  • Geronimo: http://geronimo.apache.org/

• Portal
  • Liferay: http://www.liferay.com/web/guest/home
  • JBoss: http://labs.jboss.com/portal/jbossportal/index.html

• Enterprise Content Management
  • Alfresco: http://www.alfresco.com/