The friendly guide to learning the basics of programming Java, this hands-on instruction gives an overview of programming with Java and explores how Java provides the best method of supercharging Web pages. Readers learn how to use Java development tools and how to make interactive information available on the Web.

An easy-to-understand introduction to enlivening Web pages with Java applets, this book is designed for non-programmers who want to learn how to use pre-programmed Java applets on their Web pages. The CD includes over 30 ready-to-use JAva applets, examples of Web pages that use the applets, and all the auxiliary files needed for the applets and the Web pages.

Walks readers through the process of creating a basic Web site from scratch using HMTL, the basis for billions of Web pages, and then jazzing it up with advanced techniques from the author's award-winning sites This updated edition features new material that shows readers how to attract visitors to a site and keep them there, including new JavaScript examples and coverage of cascading style sheets and XHTML, technologies that make building successful Web sites even easier Also features exciting new tips and tricks for beginning and advanced users, as well as more expanded examples and samples for users to incorporate in their own sites The book moves from basic design and deployment to advanced page layout strategies, showing how to spice up new or existing sites with sound, video, and animation

CD-ROM contains complete source and project files for all the example programs in the book, a fully developed game in Java Applet and 60+ Applets created with Java.