Learn Head First Java Live!

Price: $899
What's Included:

• 24 hours of live training
• FREE ebookshelf, a $200 value
• Full access to course recordings

Schedule:
November 7 to December 12, 2011
training@oreilly.com.

Mondays @ 10am to 2pm PT
6 meetings, 4 hours each,
24 hours total

This Online Training Course has Concluded

The sessions were presented live in November 2011.

About this live course:

Gain hands-on experience with Java programming basics in this dynamic 6-week course—and have fun along the way. Based on the Head First Java book, you'll learn Java concepts through visuals, interactive puzzles, and other activities in an entertaining and inspiring way. Learn how to use Java objects, build GUIs, store and manipulate data, use the extensive Java library, and more with step by step directions from lead instructor Mike Kollen—while you work with code in the Eclipse IDE.

What makes this course truly unique is the Adobe Connect meeting environment. You'll login before each session to watch presentations and work with examples. Code samples for the entire course are available in Connect, along with Eclipse and all the hands-on activities. Each session is recorded, so if you miss a week, just watch and interact with the recording later in Connect. This "live archive" gives you a perfect set of digital notes from each live session.

If you have programming experience, want to learn Java, but don't want to slog through tedious lessons, this lively course is perfect for you.

What you'll learn:

• The way Java can work for you
• Why object-oriented (OO) development in Java is so much fun
• How to build Java code effectively and efficiently using Eclipse
• How objects behave, work with variables, build methods, and effectively use the Java library
• To plan your programs with the future in mind using Serious Polymorphism.
• The life and death of object in Java - life on the heap
• Use statics and Math class because numbers matter
• When stuff happens - using error handling
• To get your GUI groove on by working on your Swing
• How to save objects by serialization
• Making connections in java.net library
• Collecting, manipulating, and sorting your data using the Collections framework
• The best way to release your code into the wild

Sessions

• Breaking the Surface: a quick dip
• A Trip to Objectville: yes, there will be objects
• Know Your Variables: primitives and references
• How Objects Behave: object state affects method behavior
• Extra-Strength Methods: flow control, operations, and more
• Using the Java Library: so you don't have to write it all yourself
• Better Living in Objectville: planning for the future
• Serious Polymorphism: exploiting abstract classes and interfaces
• Life and Death of an Object: constructors and memory management
• Numbers Matter: math, formatting, wrappers, and statics
• Risky Behavior: exception handling
• A Very Graphic Story: intro to GUI, event handling, and inner classes
• Work on Your Swing: layout managers and components
• Saving Objects: serialization and I/O
• Make a Connection: networking sockets and multithreading
• Data Structures: collections and generics
• Release Your Code: packaging and deployment

Instructor

Mike Kollen has extensive experience as a lead web technology instructor in a synchronous training environment. He has built and designed over 60 websites and served as a Lead Architect for multiple web 1.0 and dynamic 2.0 RIA applications. In addition, Mike is the Co-Founder of the Boeing Flex User Groups. For years, he has educated aspiring to high-end web development professionals at The Boeing Company, pioneering a synchronous learning program through UC Irvine and serving as the Chief Architect for the Web E-Synchronous Training division to Boeing employees. For his efforts, Mike received the UC Irvine 2007 Dean's Outstanding Service and the 2005 Distinguished Instructor of the Year Awards. During the last five years, he has logged over 5,000 hours of live synchronous training using both Adobe Connect.

While his students are located around the globe, Mike is a native of California and currently resides in Orange County with his family.

Who should attend?

• Web and software designers
• Programmers
• Technical managers
• Android enthusiasts

What you'll need:

• A programming background is recommended
• The Eclipse IDE is required. Download the latest version of Eclipse Classic for your Operating System (free download)