This introductory text on Java explains the fundamental concepts of the language in terms even a novice programmer can understand.

This paper introduces MetaMagic^TM, an architecture implemented in Java that uses server-side metadata objects to facilitate the modeling and presentation of heterogeneous data via the World Wide Web. The current version of this system is known as the Metaphoria^TM Data Transformation Server.

An in-depth, critical review of the first generation of tools for Mac-hosted Java development, this article compares Sun's Mac port of the JDK, Natural Intelligence's Roaster, Symantec's Café, and Metrowerks' CodeWarrior and Discover Programming with Java.

A follow-up review on the second generation of tools for Mac-hosted Java development, this article compares Natural Intelligence's Roaster 3.0, Symantec's Café 1.5 and Visual Café 2.0, and Metrowerks' CodeWarrior Professional and Discover Programming. It also includes performance specs on Apple's MRJ 1.5 and on an early-access release version of MRJ 2.0.

In the tradition of UNIX in Plain English, C in Plain English, and C++ in Plain English, this book provides a tutorial on the Java language, as well as a convenient, alphabetically organized reference manual, all in one compact volume.