Rapid Java Application Development Using JBuilder 4/5 [With CDROM]

by Y. Daniel Liang

For comprehensive courses in rapid Java application development. Comprehensive and incremental, this text focuses on rapid Java application development. The early chapters introduce JavaBeans - the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130665509
• ISBN13: 9780130665508
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 783 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Rapid Java Application Development Using JBuilder 4/5/6 (2nd

I have used many beginner-to-intermediate books on Java, but this has always been the best one I could find as a reference for GUI-related topics. It has excellent, practical examples on layouts, colors, and constructing basic GUIs. It's been the one book that I end up having on my desktop when I start any new GUI.

Rapid Java Application Development Using JBuilder 4/5/6

This book fills in a niche market between an OOP theory book and an advanced Java reference book. It shows you how to apply OOP and use Java for rapid application development. If you know basic of Java and want to use JBuilder for RAD, this book will help you.

How did I learn Advanced Java painlessly ?

After my first Java class using Dr. Liang's other book "Java Programming using JBuilder 3" as text in the summer, I was able to write an applet to convert a C++ client program to Java using I/O stream, Socket and Swing before the fall quarter started. How was I able to learn these advanced Java features and used them in such a short period of time? The answer is: during the quarter break, in front of my own computer, I followed each sample in this book to teach myself subjects such as JavaBean, Advanced Swing, Socket, RMI and CORBA. Sample in this book is not only easy to set up and follow but also can produce very exciting results. For example, by following samples for Socket or RMI, beginners can easily set up two computers to play games with each other or by following samples for JDBC, SQL commands can be issued to manipulate popular databases in a remote setting. Last thing I want to say about the book is considering the purchase price of JBuilder Enterprise version in the rank of thousands of dollars, this book is a real bargain because it comes with JBuilder Enterprise version on a CD for three months' free use.

Swing, JDBC ... all explained

Liang's book helped me tap into an MsAccess97 database using firstly, JDBC, and secondly, dataExpress components. The explanation on the Swing components is also good and practical, particularly ilustrating how to design using the model-view architecture with JList, JCombobox and JTable components. JBuilder 3 may also be configured to use the recently released JDK1.3. Very clear and easy. Great book ... Thank you, Mr Liang.

Best JBuilder3 guide, great examples, important tips

Recently I have been creating Java beans using JBuilder 3 and have searched everywhere, including the newsgroups, for help in depth to no avail. On the custom property editors for beans topic alone the book is worth every penny. It took me days to figure out I had to delete the .pme files manually and restart JBuilder to see new bean properties. I submitted this bug to Borland with of course no response yet. On p. 468 Liang gives this exact Tip. I used to teach and there was a basic rule of thumb. People are very good at generalizing, they learn from the specific to the general. That means teach by example, good complete full examples like this book, and people can generalize from them. The numerous non-trivial examples look very good, they have already given me some good ideas. Highly recommended.