Overview

For courses in object-oriented programming.  A hands-on approach to functional programming. Objects First with Java introduces object-oriented programming from a software engineering perspective. The text integrates BlueJ, an interactive Java development environment that visualises class structure. Students can create and test objects, offering a better understanding than they would from simply reading source code. Unlike traditional textbooks, the chapters are not ordered by language features but by software development concepts.  The 7th Edition reflects the latest features and capabilities of Java with new material, code examples, GUI JavaFX code samples and more. It is thoroughly updated to include all recent Java language additions, and now introduces the concepts and technologies to support teams more formally.

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Author:   David Barnes ,  Michael Kölling
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   7th edition
ISBN:  

9781292463599

ISBN 10:   1292463597
Pages:   768
Publication Date:   21 July 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

I: Foundations of Object Orientation   1. Objects and classes   2. Understanding class definitions   3. Object interaction   4. Grouping objects   5. Functional processing of collections (Advanced)   6. More-sophisticated behavior           7. Fixed-size collections: arrays   8. Designing classes   9. Well-behaved objects  II: Application Structures   10. Improving structure with inheritance   11. More about inheritance   12. Further abstraction techniques   13. Building graphical user interfaces   14. Handling errors   15. Designing applications   16. A case study   Appendices   A. Working with a BlueJ project  B. Java data types                C. Operators                  D. Java control structures   E. Running Java without BlueJ   F. Using the debugger  G. Unit unit-testing tools   H. Teamwork tools   I. Javadoc   J. Program style guide   K. Important library classes

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About our authors David J. Barnes is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Kent, in Canterbury, England, and mainly teaches introductory, object-oriented Programming at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In addition to computing education and his rich, practical experience in a wide range of programming languages, his main research also includes the area of Software Engineering.  Michael Kölling is a Professor in the Department of Informatics at King's College London, UK. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Sydney University and has worked in Australia, Denmark, and the UK. He is the lead developer of BlueJ and Greenfoot, two educational programming environments, and his research areas of interest include object-oriented systems, programming languages, software tools, and computing education. 

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