* Teaches Java development in language anyone can understand, giving you the best possible start * Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy, allowing you to pick up the concepts without fuss * Offers clear code descriptions and layout so that you can get your code running as soon as possible What you'll learn * How a computer processes programs * Write a program in Java * Debug a program * Choose and manipulate the data structures that best match your purpose * Create a user interface in Java * How to do animation in a Java program * Advanced topics such as thread management and recursion that any programmer will soon need Who this book is for Everyone! This book is for anyone who wants to learn to develop applications or apps for the enterprise or mobile using Android or BlackBerry and much more. No previous programming experience is necessary. Table of Contents * Writing Your First Java Program * Java Syntax * Data types * Operators * Branching and Looping * Object-Oriented Programming * Writing a UI * Writing and Reading Files * Writing and Reading XML * Animation * Debugging * Video Games * Garbage Collection * Recursion * Generics and Regular Expressions