Here's an ever-evolving index of useful and/or entertaining
Net resources in Java, organized by category and compiled by your
guide.
Books
Here's a list of recommended books in Java, chosen by your guide for their outstanding features and editorial excellence.
Book Reviews
Interested in finding Java book reviews? Try these out for
size.
Book Source
Looking for an easy way to get the source code for ALL those
Java books? Start here and eat up that bandwidth.
Browsers
Looking for a Java capable browser? Find them all here.
Bug Lists
Find the latest bug lists for various Java products or just
report them
CASE
Find that software engineering tool for heavy duty Java work
Certification
Find out all there is about Java certification, with sample
exams, too.
Chat
Looking to talk about Java with other developers in
real-time? Try these Java-focused chat centers.
Compiler Technologies
Try these tools to speed up your Java products
CORBA
Learn about using Java and
CORBA
Discussion Forums
Want to search for answers in a Q&A style forum? Try
these out for size. Some even provide resident experts.
Drag and Drop
Learn how to drag and drop with Java
Educational
Java
training resources
for the educator in the classroom
FAQs
Finding useful FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about Java
can be VERY time consuming. Here you'll find the most useful
ones.
Free Java Books
Complete Java books, 100% Free
IDEs
Looking for more than the command line tools with the Java
Development Kit? Check out these tools.
Instructor-led Java
Training
Looking for instructor-led Java training? Try out these
firms.
Java Development Kits
You cannot do Java without a Java Development Kit. These are
platform specific.
JavaServer Pages (JSP)
Learn about this new technology
Jobs
One stop shopping for corporate Java job listings.
Layout Managers
Need more than what the standard layout managers offer? Try
out one of these!
Linux
Java virtual machines and development tools for Linux
Magazines
So you've heard about all those Java magazines online, but
don't know where to find them. This is the place.
Mailing Lists
Lots of Java mailing lists around. Find over 100 Java-related
ones here, archives too.
News Sources
Check out these sources for current Java news.
No Code IDEs
Connect JavaBeans without programming with these tools
Object Storage
See where you can save your Java objects
Plug-Ins
Get the Java Plug-in for your platform
Printing & Reporting
Help with printing or just generating reports
Publishers
Almost every book publisher is putting out Java books. Find
those more focused on Java here.
Recommended Reading on
Java
Find a collection of recommended readings to learn what Java
is all about
Security
Some places and tools of interest if you are concerned about
Java security.
Selected Applets and
Packages
Find applets to add to your Web pages, packages to help you
develop serious programs, and directories to find more things
Servlets
Servlet add-ons, development kits, and servers
Slide Presentations
Check out some good Java slide presentations online
Specifications
Find a list of all of Sun's Java-related API specifications.
Tutorials
Some folks are nice enough to put their courseware online.
Find a list of the better ones here.
Usenet
Find all the Java-related newsgroups here. There are also
plenty not in the comp.lang.java.* hierarchy. Here's a list
of them all.
User Groups
Interested in networking with people who are interested in
Java? This is the place to start.
Volunteer Development
Opportunities
Help develop various Java products
Web Rings
Java programming-related web rings
Y2K Resources
Discover Java-related Y2K resources
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