This book is the first in a series of books on software development in Java. The subject is an introduction to Java with an emphasis on basic language syntax and semantics, but it is also a book about what programming in general is and how to practically write simple programs. The book requires no knowledge about programming or the language Java, and the goal is to show how to get started writing computer programs.

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1. Introduction 
   
2. Hello World 
   
   1. NetBeans 
      
   2. The source code 
      
   3. Run the program 
      
   4. The NetBeans project 
      
   5. gedit 
      
   6. Something about comments 
      
   7. Example: Kings 
      
3. Commands and console programs 
   
   1. Commands 
      
   2. Example: PrintAddress 
      
   3. Console programs 
      
4. Variables and data types 
   
   1. Operators 
      
   2. Literals 
      
   3. Objects 
      
   4. Example: Cubes 
      
   5. Arrays 
      
   6. Example: CupProgram 
      
   7. Multidimensional arrays 
      
5. Program control 
   
   1. The if statement 
      
   2. do and while statements 
      
   3. The for statement 
      
   4. The switch statement 
      
   5. return statement 
      
   6. break and continue 
      
6. ArrayList 
   
7. Comparison and sorting 
   
8. Files 
   
   1. Text files 
      
   2. Serialization of objects 
      
9. Final example 
   
   1. Design 
      
   2. Programming and test