Java (The Foundations)

Design a structured Java program and improve it incrementally.

The Java language is simple, flexible and benefits from a lively and diverse ecosystem of libraries. Java is one of the most widely used languages ??in the industry for application development today. (Formerly JAV130 at the CRIM Training and Transfer Center).

Educational Goals:

• Read and understand the structure of a program written with Java;
• Write, compile and run a program with Java;
• Monitor the execution of a program, identify problems and correct them.
   

Methodology:

• Several learning methods and didactic tools allowing you to measure your progress and your integration of concepts by participants are used throughout the training.
• Interactive presentation (50%), exercises (50%)

Content:

• Introduction To The Language: History, General Characteristics And Context Of Use
• Development Cycle: Programming, Compilation And Runtime Environment
• Introduction To The Eclipse Development Environment
• Basic Concepts
• Variables And Data Types;
• Naming Conventions;
• Operators;
• Expressions And Blocks;
• Conditions, Loops And Other Instructions. 
• Basic Input/output Operations
• Object Oriented Programming Concepts
• Classes And Objects;
• Constructors, Methods And Attributes;
• Data Encapsulation And Visibility;
• Legacy;
• Redefinition And Overloading Of Methods;
• Packages;
• Interfaces, Abstract Classes, Inner Classes, Anonymous Classes;
• Polymorphism. 
• Definitions Of Identity And Equality
• Refactoring Techniques With Eclipse
• Exceptions: Types, Definition, Launch And Interception, Interpretation
• Collections: Lists, Sets And Lookup Tables, Iteration
• Parameterized Types (generics): Definition And Use
• File Input And Output Operations
• Serialization
• Interpreting And Formatting Dates
• Use Of External Libraries: Concept Of Classpath, Execution, Selection And Recommendations
• Packaging In Jar Archive For Redistribution
• Comments And Documentation