CS 127

Syllabus

CS 127 Syllabus Last Revised: January 11, 2007

Grading

• CS 127 Grading
• Current Grade Report

Lectures

• CS 127 Notes (PDF ~460 kb).
  Please do not print them on lab printers (your account is charged).

Programming Assignments

• Program Requirements
• Source File organization
• Some general coding information
• Programming Assignments
• Program #7:
  
  • Bezier curve drawing.
• Core Java
  • Core Java 2 package source files NEW September 26, 2001
    These files are newer (i.e., designed for Java 2) than those below.
  • Core Java package source files These files are older (i.e., designed for Java 1.1 and earlier) than those above.

Programming Aids

• Java Code Conventions
  • Java Code Conventions from JavaSoft
  • Draft Java Coding Standard by Doug Lea
• javadoc images (GIF files)
• IDEs (Integrated Development Environments)
  • RealJ
  • KAWA apparently discontinued.
  • Links to other IDEs at Java Boutique
• Source Code Editors
  • EditPad (Postcard ware)
    
  • Mini NoteTab
• Java Tips

Java Programming Classes at Other Institutions

• CS 212 SUNY Oswego (Doug Lea).
• CS 320---Programming Languages Cal State University, San Bernardino. Doc Dick Botting
• Schools Teaching Java Maintained by Sun Microsystems.

Java References

• Java Definition of the Day / Java Question of the Day / Java Site of the Day (new May 15, 2003)
• Online API
  • Online Java API --- Java 2 (1.4)
  • Online Java API --- Java 2 (1.3)
  • Older Online APIs
    • Online Java API --- Java 2 (1.2)
    • Online JDK API 1.1
• JavaDoc
  • JavaDoc
  • How to Write Doc Comments for JavaDoc^TM Tool
• Books
  • Core Java 1.2: Volume 1--Fundamentals, Horstmann/Cornell, Prentice-Hall, 1999.
    A good introductory text if you know something about programming.
  • Java in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition This is a great reference book.
  • Java Cookbook, June 2001 Another great reference book.
  • The Java Series books published in association with Sun/JavaSoft.
  • Deitel & Associates, Inc. The authors of Java How to Program. This is a great book for people with little or no programming background.
  • Marty Hall (author of Core Web Programming)
• Tutorials
  • The Java Tutorial: Object-Oriented Programming for the Internet Another great reference book---available online!
  • Java Tutorials at DevCentral
• News/Articles
  • JDC Tech Tips
  • JavaWorld Introductory article on Java.
  • On Java.com Articles/News about Java.
• Specific Articles
  • Java 101 Introductory article on Java.
  • Java: It's a good thing Why Java isn't slow, ugly, or irrelevant

Useful Links

• How to compile and run a Java program
• Software Technologies Java Links

Links that might be of interest

• James Gosling One of the creators of Java. He has some links
  to some interesting software related topics.

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