The document is a presentation about Java by Haim Michael. It discusses the history and popularity of Java, the Java Virtual Machine, garbage collection, integrated development environments for Java, learning resources, and questions.

1. Java Jump Start
Haim Michael
May 30th
, 2014
All logos, trademarks and brand names, such as Java, Spring and Android, used in
this presentation belong to the respective owners. Haim Michael and LifeMichael are
independent and not related, affiliated or connected neither with Java nor with any of the
companies that develop it and its related technologies.
You can watch the video clip at http://youtu.be/3134yXe5PQ4.
LifeMichael.com

2. Table of Content
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● The Java Story
● Java Popularity
● The Java Virtual Machine
● The Garbage Collector
● IDEs for Java Development
● The API Documentation
● Learning Resources
● Questions & Answers

3. The Java Story
● It all started as a programming language that targets
home appliances and consumer electronic devices.
● The rising popularity came following the emergence of
the world wide web in 1995 and the possibility to develop
Java applets.
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4. The Java Story
● The emergence of Java EE (Enterprise Edition) and
Java ME (Micro Edition) turned the Java programming
language into the most popular programming language
back in those years.
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Java EE Java SE Java ME
Java FX
Java Card

5. The Java Story
● The use of Java on the android platform (Apache
Harmony) is probably the main factor for today Java
popularity.
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6. Java Popularity
● Java is one of today's most popular programming
languages.
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http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html

7. The Java Virtual Machine
● The JVM is a software that provides us with an
imaginary machine on which the Java program is
running.
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8. The Garbage Collector
● The garbage collector is a system level thread that track
the memory allocation manages it.
● The garbage collector takes care of memory allocations
that are no longer needed and free them.
● The way the garbage collector works can vary
dramatically across different JVM implementations.
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9. IDEs for Java Development
● You can develop in Java using the command line. You
can alternatively use an integrated development
environment. Some of them are available for free.
LifeMichael.com
www.eclipse.org www.netbeans.org
www.jetbrains.com/idea/

10. The API Documentation
● This is the main resource for learning about the available
classes and functions. You can find it online at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/
LifeMichael.com

11. Learning Resources
● You can download the Java SDK for free at
java.oracle.com.
● The main website through which you can get Oracle
official documentation for learning the Java programming
language is http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/.
LifeMichael.com

12. Learning Resources
● You can find the Israeli Guide to Java available for free
personal use at http://www.javabook.co.il.
LifeMichael.com

13. Learning Resources
● You can find a growing number of online free courses about
various topics in the Java programming language at
http://abelski.lifemichael.com.
LifeMichael.com

14. Learning Resources
● Two of the most important books for learning Java are Core
Java volume I Fundamentals and Core Java volume II
Advanced Features.
LifeMichael.com

15. Questions & Answers
● Three courses you might find interesting include
Software Engineering in PHP
more info
Android 4.4 Java Applications Development
more info
HTML5 Cross Platform Mobile Applications
more info
● If you enjoyed my lecture please leave me a comment
at http://speakerpedia.com/speakers/life-michael.
Thanks for your time!
Haim.
LifeMichael.com

16. Java Jump Start
Haim Michael
May 30th
, 2014
All logos, trademarks and brand names, such as Java, Spring and Android, used in
this presentation belong to the respective owners. Haim Michael and LifeMichael are
independent and not related, affiliated or connected neither with Java nor with any of the
companies that develop it and its related technologies.
You can watch the video clip at http://youtu.be/3134yXe5PQ4.
LifeMichael.com

17. Table of Content
LifeMichael.com
● The Java Story
● Java Popularity
● The Java Virtual Machine
● The Garbage Collector
● IDEs for Java Development
● The API Documentation
● Learning Resources
● Questions & Answers

18. The Java Story
● It all started as a programming language that targets
home appliances and consumer electronic devices.
● The rising popularity came following the emergence of
the world wide web in 1995 and the possibility to develop
Java applets.
LifeMichael.com

19. The Java Story
● The emergence of Java EE (Enterprise Edition) and
Java ME (Micro Edition) turned the Java programming
language into the most popular programming language
back in those years.
LifeMichael.com
Java EE Java SE Java ME
Java FX
Java Card

20. The Java Story
● The use of Java on the android platform (Apache
Harmony) is probably the main factor for today Java
popularity.
LifeMichael.com

21. Java Popularity
● Java is one of today's most popular programming
languages.
LifeMichael.com
http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html

22. The Java Virtual Machine
● The JVM is a software that provides us with an
imaginary machine on which the Java program is
running.
LifeMichael.com

23. The Garbage Collector
● The garbage collector is a system level thread that track
the memory allocation manages it.
● The garbage collector takes care of memory allocations
that are no longer needed and free them.
● The way the garbage collector works can vary
dramatically across different JVM implementations.
LifeMichael.com

24. IDEs for Java Development
● You can develop in Java using the command line. You
can alternatively use an integrated development
environment. Some of them are available for free.
LifeMichael.com
www.eclipse.org www.netbeans.org
www.jetbrains.com/idea/

25. The API Documentation
● This is the main resource for learning about the available
classes and functions. You can find it online at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/
LifeMichael.com

26. Learning Resources
● You can download the Java SDK for free at
java.oracle.com.
● The main website through which you can get Oracle
official documentation for learning the Java programming
language is http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/.
LifeMichael.com

27. Learning Resources
● You can find the Israeli Guide to Java available for free
personal use at http://www.javabook.co.il.
LifeMichael.com

28. Learning Resources
● You can find a growing number of online free courses about
various topics in the Java programming language at
http://abelski.lifemichael.com.
LifeMichael.com

29. Learning Resources
● Two of the most important books for learning Java are Core
Java volume I Fundamentals and Core Java volume II
Advanced Features.
LifeMichael.com

30. Questions & Answers
● Three courses you might find interesting include
Software Engineering in PHP
more info
Android 4.4 Java Applications Development
more info
HTML5 Cross Platform Mobile Applications
more info
● If you enjoyed my lecture please leave me a comment
at http://speakerpedia.com/speakers/life-michael.
Thanks for your time!
Haim.
LifeMichael.com