Java Programming for Linux

By Nathan Meyers

The point of Java Programming on Linux is that while Java software generally looks the same from platform to platform--that's the glory of its portable nature--the tools for generating that software... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571691669
• ISBN13: 9781571691668
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Waite Group Pr
• Length: 907 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 2.3" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

One of the Best Kept Secrets in Network Development

Java development on Linux has lagged behind until now. The news of the day is Java Rocks on Linux. This book goes into detail how to get set up, what tools are available and where to get them. There is a CDROM that comes with the book and a website (CDROMS tend to get stale fast) for crucial updates, news and other vital information. IMHO programming Java on Linux has been one of the best kept secrets of the late 90s. This book is a step toward disclosure. Linux and Java go together like milk and cookies.

Cookies and Milk

I honestly believe Microsoft has intentionally and unintentionally helped keep a very powerful crossplatform tool combination. Programming Java and Linux go together like cookies and milk. Since it's inception in the early 90's, Linux has always been a superior platform for Internet development and Java is and will be one of several paramount tools for the web. This book is written for people who know what they want, not for Windows weenies.

Invaluable asset for Java programming on Linux

The book is for people who want to use Java on Linux. It is not for people looking to learn Java or Linux.I found the book helpful because it explains why Java performs the way it does. In particular, the sections on the relationship between AWT, Swing and XFree86 are very informative.I needed to implement a server-side Java application on Linux, and this book was very helpful.

Perfect Help for Java developers starting in Linux

Since Java is a platform independent, you can write java code once and execute it everywhere. THat is assuming that your evironment is properly set up. So if you are looking for a tutorial on Java, stop right here. If you are looking for a guide how to make your life of writing code in Linux environment easy, this is the perfect book for you. Great tutorial on Linux based tools.

nice reference for java/linux setup & tools

This book fills a niche which has been needed for Java on Linux developers. It's not for someone wanting to learn Linux or Java - instead it quite nicely fills the gap of helping a Java & Linux user combine the two. Primarily it lists the many tools & jdks available and how to get, install, and use them. Having used Java on Linux for several years now, I believe this book would have been a real time saver when I first started with them.Most of the info is quite current and major changes/updates are noted on the author's website. The book is a monster (nearly 900 pages). IMO, it's too big. The first 185 pages (separate intros to Java and Linux) should have been greatly reduced or removed altogether. The author does a reasonable job in this section of trying to introduce both Java & Linux but would have been better off just pointing the reader to other texts and saving some trees. Part 3, the next 35 pages, could have been reduced to but a few pages as well.From this point on, I think the book does a very good job of listing your options for tools available for Java on Linux. It is thorough in it's breadth of coverage. The only items where I thought it was lacking was with a few of the available JSP servlet engines and more detail (or references) for database info for Linux (mSql, postgres).Overall, this book should be a good reference for Java/Linux developers.