If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original. – Sir Ken Robinson
(Updated January 5, 2025) Table of Contents About the Second Edition A Brief History of Java Translating the Language An Example A Word on Programming Methodologies A Proposed Template Quiz Exercises About the Second Edition This textbook has undergone a significant renovation in 2024. A button for nearly every complete program now allows you to … Read More “Chapter 1 – The Java Environment” »
This textbook follows a few basic teaching paradigms, which are as follows: Constructivism – the premise that learning occurs through the physical building (construction) of solutions. Therefore, this is a project-based approach. Throughout this textbook, there are two primary subplots. During what would be considered the first semester of study (Chapters 1 to 9), learners … Read More “Introduction” »
October 2023 When I first began teaching, I knew nothing about how people learn, save one person – myself. The way I learned was nearly never the same as how others learned. So, after a couple of decades of honing my craft, I decided it was high time I invested in myself. My masters work … Read More “Acknowledgements” »