If you want to learn Java programming but don't know where to start, this is the right book for you. From the first page, our unique self-paced approach will help you build competence and confidence in your programming skills, even if you are completely new to programming. But this is not just a book for beginners! Our self-paced approach also works for experienced programmers, helping you learn Java faster and better than you have ever learned a language before. By the time you are through, you will have mastered all of the Java skills that are needed on the job, including the skills for developing object-oriented applications that use a graphical user interface (GUI) and a database. To make this possible, section 1 of this book presents a 9-chapter course that gets anyone off to a great start building object-oriented applications in Java. Then, the next 3 sections build on that base by presenting more on object-oriented programming, the essentials for developing GUIs, and additional skills that every professional Java programmer should have, including how to work with a database.

Table of Contents:
An introduction to Java; How to write your first applications; How to work with the primitive data types; How to code control statements; How to code methods and handle exceptions; How to test and debug an application; How to code classes; How to work with arrays and array lists; How to work with file I/O and exceptions; How to work with inheritance; More skills for object-oriented programming; How to get started with JavaFX; More skills for working with JavaFX; More skills for working with strings; More skills for working with collections; How to work with lambda expressions and streams; How to work with recursion and algorithms; How to work with dates and times; How to work with a database; Appendices; Appendix A: How to set up Windows for this book; Appendix B: How to set up macOS for this book.