Introduction to Java

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Introduction to Java

Agenda
• History of Java – A Programmer’s Perspective
• Salient Features of Java
• Major Java Editions

Ice Breaking…
• Expectation setting…
• Bird’s eye view of the training…

European Agricultural Revolution: 1700 onwards

Industrial Revolution

Evolution of Computer Science – initially based on mechanical systems

A point to ponder…
• What led to the evolution of electronic computation systems?
More specifically… When we already had mechanical computing
machines and calculators, what made us base the modern computing
systems on electronics?

• What led to the evolution of electronic computation systems?
More specifically… When we already had mechanical computing
machines and calculators, what made us base the modern computing
systems on electronics?
• Switching speed.
• Wear and tear.

Building Blocks of a Basic Modern Computer System
• Based on von Neumann architecture
• John von Neumann was a Hungarian computer scientist.
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• Ok, so the CPU is the brain of the computer system. Then why do I need an
OS?

• Ok, so the CPU is the brain of the computer system. Then why do I need an
OS?
• Communicating with the CPU using its instruction set is cumbersome, it is
difficult. We need an interpreter.

• Ok, an OS is the interface between the user and the CPU. Then why would I
need a programming language?

• Ok, an OS is the interface between the user and the CPU. Then why would I
need a programming language?
• How would you add functionalities to the software that is not already
available in an OS?

• Ok, agreed I would need a programming language. Now, that we already
had other languages like C for Procedural Programming, C++ for Object
Oriented Programming, why did we have to write another language like
Java?

• Ok, agreed I would need a programming language. Now, that we already
had other languages like C for procedural programming, C++ for Object
Oriented Programming, why did we have to write another language like
Java?
• Necessity is the mother of invention. There is a business intent behind this
invention too. But, what is that requirement?

The Compilation Process for Non-Java Programs (like C & C++)
Source Code
(programming
language
instructions)
Object Code
(binary
instructions)
Programmers write
this.
Computers run this.
Compilers
compile source
code into object
code.

History of Java
• In the early 1990's, putting intelligence into home appliances was thought
to be the next "hot" technology.
• Examples of intelligent home appliances:
• Coffee pots and lights that can be controlled by a computer's programs.
• Televisions that can be controlled by an interactive television device's
programs.
• Anticipating a strong market for such things, Sun Microsystems in 1991
funded a research project (code named Green) whose goal was to develop
software for intelligent home appliances.
• An intelligent home appliance's intelligence comes from its embedded
processor chips and the software that runs on the processor chips.
• Appliance processor chips change often because engineers continually find
ways to make them smaller, less expensive, and more powerful.
• To handle the frequent turnover of new chips, appliance software must be
extremely portable.

The Issue of Portability
• A piece of software is portable if it can be used on many different types of
computers.
• Object code is not very portable. As you know, object code is comprised of
binary-format instructions. Those binary-format instructions are intimately
tied to a particular type of computer. If you've got object code that was
created on a type X computer, then the object code can run only on a type
X computer.
• The Java solution to improve portability:
• Java compilers don't compile all the way down to object code. Instead,
they compile down to bytecode, which possesses the best features of
both object code and source code:
• Like object code, bytecode uses a format that works closely with
computer hardware, so it runs fast.
• Like source code, bytecode is generic, so it can be run on any type of
computer.

The Compilation Process for Java Programs
Java source
code
object code
Java compilers
compile source code
into bytecode.
bytecode
When a Java program is
run, the JVM translates
bytecode to object code.

Java Virtual Machine
• How can bytecode be run on any type of computer?
• As a Java program’s bytecode runs, the bytecode is translated into object
code by the computer's bytecode interpreter program. The bytecode
interpreter program is known as the Java Virtual Machine, or JVM for short.
The JVM is written specifically for every platform.

Issue of Portability Solved.. But..
• Originally, Sun planned to use C++ for its home appliance software, but
they soon realized that C++ was less than ideal because it wasn't portable
enough and it relied too heavily on hard-to-maintain things called pointers.
• Thus, rather than write C++ software and fight C++'s inherent deficiencies,
Sun decided to develop a whole new programming language to handle its
home appliance software needs.
• Their new language was originally named Oak (for the tree that was outside
project leader James Gosling's window), but it was soon changed to Java.
• When the home appliance software work dried up, Java almost died before
being released.
• Fortunately for Java, the World Wide Web exploded in popularity and Sun
realized it could capitalize on that.

Issue of Portability Solved.. But..
• Web pages have to be very portable because they can be downloaded onto
any type of computer.
• What's the standard language used for Web pages?
• Java programs are very portable and they're better than HTML in terms of
providing user interaction capabilities.
• Java programs that are embedded in Web pages are called applets.
• Although applets still play a significant role in Java's current success, some
of the other types of Java programs have surpassed applets in terms of
popularity.
• In this course, we cover Standard Edition (SE) Java applications. They are
Java programs that run on a standard computer – a desktop or a laptop,
without the need of the Internet.
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Features Of Java
• Simple
• Similar to C and C++, but without the demerits…
• Omits operator overloading, multiple inheritance
• Goto statement is eliminated
• Header files are eliminated
• No concept of pointers
• Automatic Garbage collection
• A rich set of predefined classes

Features Of Java
• Object-Oriented
• Forces the programmer to use the classes and object
• Class
• Member variables( data ) and member functions ( methods )

Features Of Java
• Robust
• designed for writing highly reliable or robust software:
• automatic garbage collection, which prevents memory leaks
• Type safety of data
• Extensive compile time and runtime checking
• Object Oriented Exception Handling of run time errors
• Divide by zero exception.

Features Of Java
• Architectural Neutral and Interpreted
• compiler generates bytecodes
• Easy to interpret on any machine
• “Write once and run anywhere WORA”

Features Of Java
• Powerful
• Networking
• Threads
• Distributed Objects
• Database Access
• Graphics
• Data structure library
• Serialization
• Digital Signatures

Features Of Java
• Java is Popular

Features Of Java
• Distributed
• Supports TCP/IP
• Remote Method
• Invocation (RMI)
• Web Services

Features of Java
• Multi-Threaded
• Parallel processing to improve the performance of certain types of
programs

Major Java Editions

Setting up environment for
Java Development
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Steps for Environment Setup
1. Download and install latest JDK from Oracle site
2. Download and install Eclipse

Download latest JDK from Oracle site
• "JDK" or "JRE"?
JRE (Java Runtime) is needed for running Java programs. JDK (Java
Development Kit), which includes JRE plus the development tools (such as
compiler and debugger), is need for writing as well as running Java
programs. Since you are supposed to write Java Programs, you should
install JDK, which includes JRE.
• To download and install JDK follow the steps in the following slides.

Download latest JDK from Oracle site – Step 0
Step 0: Un-Install Older Version(s) of JDK/JRE
• I recommend that you install only the latest JDK. Although you can install
multiple versions of JDK concurrently, it is messy.
• If you have previously installed older version(s) of JDK/JRE, un-install ALL of
them. Goto "Control Panel" ⇒ "Program and Features" ⇒ Un-install ALL
programs begin with "Java", such as "Java SE Development Kit ...", "Java SE
Runtime ...", and etc.

Step 1: Download JDK
1. Goto Java SE download site @
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
2. Under "Java Platform, Standard Edition" ⇒ "Java SE 8u{xx}", where {xx} is
the latest update number ⇒ Click the "JDK Download" button.
3. Check "Accept License Agreement".
4. Choose your operating platform, e.g., "Windows x64" (for 64-bit
Windows OS) or "Windows x86" (for 32-bit Windows OS). You can check
whether your Windows OS is 32-bit or 64-bit via "Control Panel" ⇒
"System" ⇒ Under "System Type".

Step 2: Install JDK and JRE
1. Run the downloaded installer (e.g., "jdk-8u{xx}-windows-x64.exe"),
which installs both the JDK and JRE. By default, the JDK will be installed
in directory "C:Program FilesJavajdk1.8.0_xx", where xx denotes the
latest upgrade number; and JRE in "C:Program FilesJavajre1.8.0_xx".
2. For novices, accept the defaults. Follow the screen instructions to install
JDK and JRE.
3. Check the JDK installed directory by inspecting these folders using File
Explorer. Take note of your JDK installed directory, which you will need
in the next step.
4. I shall refer to the installation directory as <JAVA_HOME>

Step 3: Include JDK's "bin" Directory in the PATH
Windows OS searches the current directory and the directories listed in the PATH environment
variable for executable programs. JDK's programs (such as Java compiler javac.exe and Java
runtime java.exe) reside in directory "<JAVA_HOME>bin" (where <JAVA_HOME> denotes the
JDK installed directory). You need to include "<JAVA_HOME>bin" in the PATH to run the JDK
programs.
To edit the PATH environment variable in Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10:
1. Launch "Control Panel" ⇒ "System" ⇒ Click "Advanced system settings".
2. Switch to "Advanced" tab ⇒ "Environment Variables".
3. Under "System Variables", scroll down to select "Path" ⇒ "Edit...".
4. (CAUTION: Read this paragraph 3 times before doing this step! There is no UNDO)
For Windows 10: You see a table listing the existing PATH entries. Click "New" ⇒ Enter the JDK's
binary directory "c:Program FilesJavajdk1.8.0_xxbin" (Replace xx with your installation's
upgrade number!!!) ⇒ Select "Move Up" to move it all the way to the top.
Prior to Windows 10: In "Variable value" field, INSERT "c:Program FilesJavajdk1.8.0_xxbin"
(Replace xx with your installation upgrade number!!!) IN FRONT of all the existing directories,
followed by a semi-colon (;) which separates the JDK's binary directory from the rest of the
existing directories. DO NOT DELETE any existing entries; otherwise, some existing applications
may not run.

Step 4: Verify the JDK Installation
Launch a CMD shell (Click "Start" button ⇒ run... ⇒ enter "cmd"; OR from "Start" button ⇒ All
Programs ⇒ Accessories ⇒ Command Prompt).
• Issue "path" command to list the contents of the PATH environment variable. Check to make
sure that your <JAVA_HOME>bin is listed in the PATH.
// Display the PATH entries
prompt> path
PATH=c:Program FilesJavajdk1.8.0_xxbin;[other entries...]
Don't type prompt>, which denotes the command prompt!!! Key in the command (highlighted)
only.
• Issue the following commands to verify that JDK/JRE are properly installed and display their
version:
// Display the JRE version
prompt> java -version
java version "1.8.0_xx"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_xx-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.5-b02, mixed mode)
// Display the JDK version
prompt> javac -version
javac 1.8.0_xx

Download and Install Eclipse
• Download Eclipse from:
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/release/Neon/2
* Neon is the latest Eclipse release as of today. You can download the
latest Eclipse release.
• To install, all you have to do is extract the zip folder.
• While starting Eclipse, choose a workspace to store all your project files.
• Once Eclipse is launched, point it to the JDK you installed earlier
Preferences -> Java -> Installed JRE's

Topics to be covered in next session
• Principles of Object Oriented Programming
• Writing your first Java Application
• Elements of Java programming language
• Built in Data Types
• Conditional Statements
• Loops

Thank you!

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