Using this book, you learn Java quickly and effectively, and you learn why Java is the language of choice for writing programs for the World Wide Web.Each section adds new capabilities to a short, yet representative, Java program. One such program displays the rating of a movie you select, along with a movie poster. Any World Wide Web browser can fetch and run the program, on your computer, in response to a button click.As you see the program evolve, you learn how to define abstract classes and abstract methods, design class hierarchies, use compilation units and packages, use interfaces to impose requirements, use the model-view approach to interface design, access applets from network viewers, use threads to implement dynamic applets, design applets using layout managers, and much, much more. Read Less