|  Java for S/390 and AS/400 COBOL Programmers
Author: George Farr, Phil CoulthardPrice: $79.00 Availability: Usually ships within 48 hours. ISBN: 1-58347-011-5 SKU: 5202 | |
  
Book Description: Written by mainframe and midrange professionals George Farr and Phil Coulthard, ava for S/390 and AS/400 COBOL Programmers is designed to help COBOL programmers make the jump to Java. It teaches COBOL programmers how to read and write Java programs and helps them understand the concepts necessary to continue to improve their Java skills.
Rather than serve merely as an overview, Java for S/390 and AS/400 COBOL Programmers is a massive work of more than 900 pages that addresses Java's syntax and much of the Java Development Kit's (JDK's) functionality through comparisons with COBOL. It also introduces applets, Java Native Interface (JNI), Remote Method Invocation (RMI), serialization, JavaBeans, Enterprise JavaBeans, servlets, JavaServer Pages, and even Extensible Markup Language (XML). Because VisualAge for Java (VAJ) is by far the most widely used Java tool among AS/400 and S/390 programmers, the book also includes an introduction to VAJ with both AS/400 and S/390 details. The book contains separate appendices, geared explicitly to OS/400 and OS/390 readers, with platform-specific information.
Many analysts are predicting that Java will overtake COBOL's commanding lead as the language of choice for business applications running on mainframe and midrange computers. This leaves COBOL programmers with a huge problem. They do not know Java, nor do they understand object-oriented concepts. They have never seen a function, let alone free-form C-style syntax, classes, objects, or methods. Although there are hundreds of books about Java on the market, they all assume C, C++, or Visual Basic knowledge. It can be a humbling, daunting, and frustrating experience for a COBOL professional to try to learn Java without the proper prerequisite knowledge. This book will make learning Java as comfortable as possible.
Included with the book is a CD-ROM containing IBM's VisualAge for Java, Enterprise Edition for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT, Version 3.0
Upon completion of this book, you will be able to: Read any Java program Write, compile, and run Java programs Deploy Java programs on the AS/400 and S/390 Understand the basics of Java applications, applets, JavaBeans, servlets, and server pages Understand options for accessing existing programs, data, and transactions on AS/400 and S/390 Know where to go to get additional information
Contents: Chapter 1: The World of Java Chapter 2: Java Flow of Control Chapter 3: Java Syntax Chapter 4: Structured Operations and Statements Chapter 5: Data Types and Variables Chapter 6: Arrays, Vectors, and Hashtables Chapter 7: String Manipulation Chapter 8: Date and Time Manipulation Chapter 9: An Object Orientation< Chapter 10: Exceptions Chapter 11: Threads Chapter 12: User Interface Chapter 13: Database Access Chapter 14: More Java Appendix A: COBOL for OS/390 Flow of Control Appendix B: ILE COBOL for Flow of Control Appendix C: Object-oriented COBOL on OS/390 Appendix D: Using Java on OS/390 Appendix E: Using Java on OS/400 Appendix F: Software Loading Instructions Bibliography
Product Details: | Audience: | COBOL/Java Programmers | | Level: | Novice | | Subject: | Programming--Java, COBOL | | Length: | 832 pages | | Format: | Paperback, Layflat | | Materials: | CD-ROM | | Publisher: | IBM Press | | Publish Date: | June 2000 |

Java for S/390 and AS/400 COBOL Programmers Author: George Farr, Phil CoulthardPrice: $79.00 Availability: Usually ships within 48 hours. ISBN: 1-58347-011-5 SKU: 5202 | |
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