1. CSC 243 - Java Programming, Fall, 2008
Welcome to Java Programming!
Tuesday, September 2 uses Monday’s schedule!

2. Who am I?
Dr. Dale E. Parson (a.k.a. Professor Parson),
In a previous life I was an AT&T technician and then a Bell Labs software engineer for over 25 years. Also, I consult as Amplified Computing.
I have taught at Albright College, Millersville University and Lehigh University.
I have had two serious stints of earning my living programming in Java.

3. Who are you?
Excited Kutztown University computer science students who want to learn to design and write and debug Java programs!
You have already taken CSC 136, computer Science II, earning a C or better.
This course extends the topics developed in CSC 135. Also covered are: concepts of data abstraction, encapsulation, recursion; search and sort methods; and simple data structures. (Ah, this is the fine print for CSC 136!)

4. What are we planning to do?
We will transport ourselves from C++ to Java programming in a series of graceful steps.
We will use modular construction techniques, with the assistance of Java classes and interfaces.
We will learn how to get leverage from the massive Java class library.
We will learn to use programming tools such as Eclipse.
We will enter the realm of graphical user interface (GUI) and other event-driven programming.

5. References GNU make http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/
docs.
has on-line docs.
class lib.
/export/home/faculty/parson/JavaLang on bill.kutztown.edu
Make sure that /usr/jdk/jdk1.6.0_02/bin is near the front of UNIX PATH.
Follow instructions in the JavaShellSetup.pdf document (accessible via my home page at to set up and verify your Java compilation environment