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Articles & Books From Barry Burd
Cheat Sheet / Updated 06-30-2022
Coding is equal parts vocabulary, logic, and syntax. Coding may at first seem intimidating, but with practice, though, it's easy to get comfortable with its terminology, concepts, and structure. Understanding coding is not unlike learning a new language: Use it often enough and you'll find yourself able to speak, think, and write in code.
The top-selling beginning Java book is now fully updated for Java 7! Java is the platform-independent, object-oriented programming language used for developing web and mobile applications. The revised version offers new functionality and features that have programmers excited, and this popular guide covers them all.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-25-2022
When doing anything with Java, you need to know your Java words — those programming words, phrases, and nonsense terms that have specific meaning in the Java language, and get it to do its thing.This Cheat Sheet tells you all about Java's categories of words.Java's 51 keywordsThe Java programming language has 50 keywords.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-14-2022
Flutter's online documentation is a great source of information, but sometimes you'd rather glance quickly at an example. This cheat sheet has some sample code. Just grab it and go! ©Eny Setiyowati/Shutterstock.comA "Hello World" Dart Programmain() => print('Hello World');
A "Hello World" Flutter Programimport 'package:flutter/material.
Article / Updated 01-24-2022
Imagine that you’re expecting a delivery from a local confectioner. In the late afternoon, the mail carrier delivers a box containing your favorite chocolate candy. Naturally, you want to open the box as soon as it arrives.The same is true about this book’s software. Here’s how you open your newly downloaded IntelliJ IDEA box:
Launch the IntelliJ IDEA application.
Article / Updated 01-13-2022
The late 1980s saw several advances in software development, and by the early 1990s, many large programming projects were being written from prefab components. Java came along in 1995, so it was natural for the language's founders to create a library of reusable code. The library included about 250 programs, including code for dealing with disk files, code for creating windows, and code for passing information over the Internet.
Article / Updated 01-13-2022
In Listing 1, below, you get a blast of Java code. Like all novice programmers, you're expected to gawk humbly at the code. But don't be intimidated. When you get the hang of it, programming is pretty easy. Yes, it's fun, too.Listing 1: A Simple Java Program
/*
* A program to list the good things in life
* Author: Barry Burd, BeginPro@allmycode.
Article / Updated 01-13-2022
Sometimes, error messages can strike fear into the heart of even the bravest programmer. Fortunately some helpful, calming advice is here — advice to help you solve the problem when you see one of these messages.
NoClassDefFoundError
You get this error when you're trying to run your code. So first ask yourself, did you attempt to compile the code?
Article / Updated 01-13-2022
Most Java programs don’t work correctly the first time you run them, and some programs don’t work without extensive trial and error on your part. This code is a case in point.To write this code, you need a way to generate three-letter words randomly. This code would give you the desired result:
anAccount.lastName = " +
(char) (myRandom.
Article / Updated 01-13-2022
You will probably find times when programming with Java that you need to display a window on your computer screen. This code has very little logic of its own. Instead, this code pulls together a bunch of classes from the Java API.
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
class ShowPicture {
public static void main(String args[]) {
var frame = new JFrame();
var icon = new ImageIcon("androidBook.