Java Quick Start

Course Number:  723-JK
Recommended Duration:  2 or 3 days

Intended Audience
Information Technology personnel who need to support Java programs but not necessarily write Java programs.  Course is designed for IT professionals who will be leading Java development teams.

Objectives
Participants will be exposed to object oriented basics, and how to create, test, and deploy programs using the Java language.  Students examine and execute applications, servlets, and JSPs as part of the hands-on exercises.  Upon request coverage of the locally available IDE (e.g. Eclipse, WebSphere Studio, RAD, JDeveloper, JBuilder, etc...) may be added.

Prerequisites
Students must have some programming experience.  Experience with text editor, manipulating files and directories, and using a browser are required to accomplish optional exercises.

Topics

• Java development roles
• Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
• Java Security
• Applications, Applets, Servlets, JSPs
• Classes, Methods, and Variables
• Compilation and testing
• Packages, naming, Import, .jar, .war, .ear, and CLASSPATH
• Language syntax: Data types, variables, Strings, reference types,: Arrays, Vectors, Collections, Operators, Conditions, and looping
• Exceptions: try, throw, catch, finally
• Inheritance: Subclass/Superclass
• Multi-threading (concurrency)
• Java Beans and POJOs
• Servlet and JSP basics
• Overview of Groovy, Hibernate, Spring, AJAX, Flash, Silverlight, etc…
• Introduction to Java SQL access using JDBC
• Understanding performance and control issues of JDBC
• Overview of SQLJ (if applicable)
• Database Connection Pooling
• Deployment of Java applications
• Java performance issues
• DB2 and/or Oracle specific issues
• Java interaction with mainframe
• What is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment)