Java Fundamentals: The Java Language

By Jim Wilson
This course provides complete coverage of the Java programming language and serves as a strong foundation for all Java-based development environments including client-based, server-side, and Android.
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Rating
(1582)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Dec 2, 2015
Duration
7h 41m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 1m
Introduction and Setting up Your Environment
Introduction 0m What to Expect in This Course 1m What to Expect in This Module 1m What Is Java 1m JRE vs. JDK 2m Demo: Setting up the JDK 2m Integrated Development Environments (IDE) 3m NetBeans IDE 1m Demo: Setting up IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition 2m Summary 1m
Creating a Simple App
Introduction 1m Demo: Creating Your First IntelliJ Project 5m Demo: Running from the Command Line 6m Statement Structure and Whitespace 2m Comments 2m Demo: Comments 4m Introducing Packages 7m Demo: Packages 4m Creating and Running a NetBeans Project 4m Summary 2m
Variables, Data Types, and Math Operators
Introduction 1m Variables 4m Primitive Data Types 4m Primitive Types are Stored By-value 1m Arithmetic Operators 5m Operator Precedence 1m Demo: Operator Precedence 4m Type Conversion 4m Demo: Type Conversion 5m Summary 1m
Conditional Logic, Looping, and Arrays
Introduction 1m Conditional Logic and Relational Operators 2m Conditional Assignment 1m If-else Statement 2m Block Statements 3m Demo: Nested If-statements 2m Block Statements and Variable Scope 2m Logical Operators 4m Demo: Logical and vs. Conditional Logical And 2m Demo: CalcEngine 7m Loops 7m Arrays 3m For-each Loop 2m Switch Statement 4m Demo: CalcEngine with Arrays, Loop, and Switch 7m Summary 1m
Representing Complex Types with Classes
Introduction 1m Classes 3m Using Classes 4m Encapsulation and Access Modifiers 2m Applying Access Modifiers 3m Naming Classes 1m Method Basics 3m Exiting from a Method 3m Method Return Values 5m Special References: this and null 3m Demo: CalcEngine with Classes and Methods 8m Field Encapsulation, Accessors, and Mutators 3m Demo: CalcEngine with Accessor and Mutators 3m Summary 1m
Class Initializers and Constructors
Introduction 1m Establishing Initial State 1m Field Initial State and Initializers 4m Constructor and Adding Multiple Constructors 4m Chaining Constructors and Constructor Visibility 5m Demo: CalcEngine with Field Initializers and Constructors 6m Initialization Blocks 4m Initialization and Construction Order 2m Summary 2m
A Closer Look at Parameters
Introduction 1m Parameter Immutability 8m Overloading 2m Overloading Walkthrough 8m Demo: CalcEngine with Method Overloading 8m Variable Number of Parameters 4m Summary 1m
Class Inheritance
Introduction 1m Inheritance Basics and Typed References 4m Member Hiding and Overriding 6m Object Class 6m Equality 6m Special Reference: Super 3m Using Final and Abstract 5m Inheritance and Constructors 5m CalcEngine with Specialized Classes 8m Summary 2m
More About Data Types
Introduction 1m String Class 4m String Equality 4m String Representation of Non-string Values 4m StringBuilder Class 4m Primitive Wrapper Classes and Type Conversions 7m Using Primitive Wrapper Classes 4m Wrapper Class Equality 3m Final Fields and Enumeration Types 4m CalcEngine with More Data Type Capabilities Part 1 10m CalcEngine with More Data Type Capabilities Part 2 5m Summary 1m
Exceptions and Error Handling
Introduction 1m Error Handling with Exceptions 9m Handling Exceptions by Type 6m Exceptions and Methods 7m Throwing Exceptions and Custom Exceptions 4m CalcEngine with Exceptions 8m Summary 1m
Working with Packages
Introduction 1m What Is a Package? 1m Packages Create a Namespace 2m Determining a Type's Package 7m Packages Provide Access Boundaries 2m Separating CalcEngine into Packages 7m Packages Act as a Unit of Distribution 3m Distributing CalcEngine as a Jar File 8m Summary 1m
Creating Abstract Relationships with Interfaces
Introduction 1m Introducing Interfaces & Implementing an Interface 8m Implementing a Generic Interface 2m Implementing Multiple Interfaces 7m Declaring an Interface 2m Dynamically Extending CalcEngine: Declare and Implement 6m Dynamically Extending CalcEngine: Add support 6m Dynamically Extending CalcEngine: New Functionality 3m Summary 1m
Static Members, Nested Types, and Anonymous Classes
Introduction 1m Static Members 6m Static Initialization Blocks 6m Nested Types 5m Inner Classes 3m Anonymous Classes 4m Summary 2m
Description
Course info
Rating
(1582)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Dec 2, 2015
Duration
7h 41m
Description

This Java fundamentals course provides complete coverage of the Java programming language giving you the strong language foundation required for any Java-based development environment.

Whether targeting a client-based, server-side, or Android environment, this course provides you with everything you need to quickly ramp up and become an effective Java programmer.

About the author
Jim Wilson
About the author

Jim Wilson is president of JW Hedgehog, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in solutions for the Android, iOS, and Microsoft platforms. Jim has over 30 years of software engineering experience, with the past 15 years heavily focused on creating mobile device and location-based solutions.

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Course Overview
Hi everyone. My name is Jim Wilson. Welcome to my course, Java Fundamentals: The Java Language. I'm president of JW Hedgehog Incorporated, and I've had the good fortune to have been a professional software developer now for more than 30 years. Did you know that Java is the most sought after programming language skill among software developers? Java is supported on everything from smartphones to servers to many of the special‑purpose devices that make up the Internet of Things. In addition to being important to software developers, a recent survey listed Java as one of the five most important skills for data scientists, those folks who work their way through all of that big data. In this course, we're going to teach you everything you need to know to get started working in the Java programming language. Some of the major topics we'll cover include setting up your Java development environment, language constructs and control flow, classes, class inheritance, and interfaces, exceptions and error handling, creating and using Java packages. By the end of this course, you'll be ready to begin working in any of the many environments that rely on the Java programming language. This is a beginner course, and therefore makes no assumptions on prior programming experience. I hope you'll join me as we learn Java programming with the course, Java Fundamentals: The Java Language, at Pluralsight.

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