Java vs. C  
Is Java easier or harder than C?.

Java Virtual Machine  
The key to Java's portability and security is the Java Virtual Machine..

History of Java  
Java was designed by Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s to solve the problem of connecting many household machines together. This project failed because no one wanted to use it..

Java: Weaknesses  
Java is arguably the best overall programming languages, but there are problems with it..

Java: Strengths  
Java is an excellent programming language..

GUI - Swing vs. AWT  
The original graphical user interface (GUI) for Java was called the Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT)..

Applets  
These notes were originally written using applets almost entirely..

Compiling a Java program  
Turning a Java source program into an object program takes a couple of steps..

Applications - text example  
A typical MS Windows application has an extension of .exe, but in Java it will usually end with a .class or .jar extension..