Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005 EAN: 9781931182294 ISBN: 1931182299 Label: Mc Press Manufacturer: Mc Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 800 Publication Date: December 01, 2006 Publisher: Mc Press Sales Rank: 485422 Studio: Mc Press
As the roles of Java in business and e-business applications continue to grow, all iSeries and AS/400 IT professionals have a choice to make—learn Java or get left behind. Programmers, development managers, and architects who want to stay on the cutting edge of their careers must learn how to use and understand Java. IBM is not abandoning RPG, but more and more Java is finding a role in leading-edge applications. For an RPG programmer, learning Java can be daunting, but with the right help, it's a skill that can be mastered. This completely revised and updated edition offers that help by gently yet comprehensively teaching the Java language and core Java-supplied functionality.
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Rating: - Java for RPG Programmers 2nd edition in perfect condition
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Rating: - very different from RPG
Many readers coming to this might like what is described about java. Very different from RPG. The biggest change is the intrinsic object oriented nature of java. If you use RPG 3, then this will certainly be the most distinctive part of the narrative. RPG 4 programmers will at least be familiar.
There are many neat features about java that you should note. Like the higher level data structures, Vector, HashSet, Hashtable etc. These have been thoroughly debugged, and can save you much ... Read More
Rating: - Should be called RPG for the Java Programmer
If you have RPG III or RPG/400 code or this same code that was converted to RPG IV, then this book gives you little to go on but an education in ILE programming techniques. I think that if you were a C or Java programmer trying to understand RPG IV, this book would probably be very helpful.
My impression is that RPG IV should have been called RPG-C. That would have been closer to what it seems it was intended for, RPG to attract C programmers. I think that if one had their applications ... Read More
Rating: - Good Start for the RPG Programmer
I started with a book called Java 2 from Scratch and did a lot of scratching of my head. I think it'll be a good book for me eventually, but not right now. I needed something better to get my feet wet. A co-worker lent me his copy of Coulthard and Farr's book and I spent an evening with it. Afterwards I went to Amazon and ordered it.
If you are an RPG programmer (I'm from the ILE RPG IV side) and want to begin learning JAVA, this is the book to start with. It does a good job contrasting ... Read More
Rating: - Explains Java in english but lacks needed self-excercises
This is a pretty good book for RPGIV programmers wanting to migrate to Java. It compares all the functions of Java to RPGIV in a way that is very understanding to non-object-oriented programmers. It's a much better book than the past Java books i've read (which are intended for university students familiar with C++).
What this book does lack however are self-excercises. It's merely a good reference book to learning the basics of Java. The authors do a good job of explaining the necessary ... Read More
- Java for RPG Programmers 2nd edition in perfect condition
- Should be called RPG for the Java Programmer
