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Legacy Java Answers Forum - A searchable archive of posts from 2000 to 2002
A Conversation with James Gosling (February 2002) -- Java's creator discusses semantic models, mobile behavior, abstraction versus vagueness, testing, and repetitive stress injury
A Conversation with Josh Bloch (December 2001) -- The author of Effective Java talks about design
A Conversation with James Gosling (May 2001) -- Java's creator discusses inheritance and composition, JSPs and Servlets, community design processes, and more
A Conversation with James Gosling (May 2000) -- Java's creator speaks on developer tools, the realtime JVM, mobile objects, strict interfaces, and more
A Conversation with James Gosling (May 1999) -- Java's creator speaks on interfaces and protocols, servers and services, Jini, Java in the enterprise, and more

Inside the Java Virtual Machine:
Overview - an overview of the book, Inside the Java Virtual Machine
Preface - preface of the book
Introduction - the introduction of the book
Table of Contents - table of contents of the book
Chapter 1. Introduction to Java's Architecture - Java's architecture, significance, and pros and cons
Chapter 2. Platform Independence - how Java's architecture enables platform independence
Chapter 3. Security - detailed overview of Java's security model
Chapter 4. Network Mobility - how Java's architecture enables network mobile objects
Chapter 5. The Java Virtual Machine - an introduction to the JVM's architecture
Chapter 7. The Lifetime of a Type - type loading, linking, initialization, instantiation, garbage collection, and unloading.
Chapter 8. The Linking Model - dynamic linking, dynamic extension, constant pool resolution, and class loaders
Chapter 9. Garbage Collection - garbage collection algorithms and object finalization
Interactive Illustrations - 15 Java applets that illustrate the concepts presented in the text
Resources - links to resources about the JVM
1998 Writer's Choice Award - winner of Java Report's Writer's Choice Award
Comparative Review - a JavaWorld comparative review of 3 JVM books Report
Reader Comments - what reader's are saying about the book
Errata - typos and bugs in the book

Interactive Illustrations:
Eternal Math - a simulation of a Java Virtual Machine executing a few bytecodes that perform some basic mathematical operations.
Getting Loaded - a simulation of a Java Virtual Machine loading a class file.
Heap of Fish - a simulation of a garbage-collected heap.
Fibonacci Forever - a simulation of a Java Virtual Machine executing a sequence of bytecodes that generate the Fibonacci series.
Conversion Diversion - a simulation of a Java Virtual Machine executing a sequence of bytecodes that perform type conversion.
Inner Int - an applet that demonstrates two's-complement integers.
Prime Time - a simulation of a Java Virtual Machine executing a sequence of bytecodes that generates prime numbers.
Logical Results - a simulation of a Java Virtual Machine executing a sequence of bytecodes that demonstrates logic operations.
Inner Float - an applet that demonstrates IEEE 754 floating point numbers.
Circle of Squares - a simulation of a Java Virtual Machine executing a sequence of bytecodes that performs floating point arithmetic.
Three Dimensional Array - a simulation of a Java Virtual Machine executing a sequence of bytecodes that allocates and initializes a three-dimensional array.
Saying Tomato - a simulation of a Java Virtual Machine executing a sequence of bytecodes that performs table jumps.
Play Ball! - a simulation of a Java Virtual Machine executing a sequence of bytecodes that throws and catches an exception.
Hop Around - a simulation of a Java Virtual Machine executing a sequence of bytecodes that uses finally clauses.
Slices of Pi - a simulation of a Java Virtual Machine executing a sequence of bytecodes that calculates pi.

Under the Hood:
Table of Contents - an annotated list of links to the article
The Lean, Mean Virtual Machine - an introduction to the the Java virtual machine
The Class File Lifestyle - describes the format and function of the Java class file
Java's Garbage Collected Heap - discusses garbage collection techniques in general and Java's heap in particular
Bytecode Basics - introduces the bytecode instruction set of the Java Virtual Machine. The article discusses primitive types, type conversion, and stack operation
Floating Point Arithmetic - discusses the floating point mechanism of the Java Virtual Machine and introduces the bytecodes that perform floating point operations
Logic and Integer Arithmetic - describes the Java Virtual Machine's support for logical and integer arithmetic, and the relevant bytecode instructions
Objects and Arrays - describes how the Java Virtual Machine's deals with objects and arrays, and the relevant bytecode instructions
Java Beyond the Browser: The Channel Metaphor. - this article (an extra one--not actually part of the Under The Hood column) explains what Marimba Castanet is and how it addresses some of the constraints presented by Java applets
Exceptions - describes how the Java Virtual Machine deals with exceptions, and discusses the relevant bytecode instructions
Try-Finally - describes how the Java Virtual Machine deals with finally clauses, and discusses the relevant bytecode instructions
Control Flow - describes how the Java Virtual Machine does control flow, and discusses the relevant bytecode instructions
The Architecture of Aglets - describes the inner workings of aglets, IBM's autonomous Java-based software agent technology
The Point of Aglets - analyzes the real-world utility of mobile agents such as aglets, IBM's autonomous Java-based software agent
Method Invocation and Return - explains how the Java Virtual Machine invokes and returns from methods, including the relevant bytecodes
Thread Synchronization - explains how the Java Virtual Machine performs thread synchronization, including the relevant bytecodes
Java's Security Architecture - gives an overview of the security model built into the JVM and looks at the JVM's built-in safety features
Security and Class Loaders - shows how the JVM's class loader architecture contributes to Java's overall security strategy
Security and the Class Verifier - explains how the class verifier fits into the JVM's security architecture
Java's Security Manager - a look at the role played by the security manager in the JVM's overall security model
Closing the Hood - a farewell to the Under the Hood column and a look at what's next

Objects and Java (The Seminar)
Overview - Overview of the seminar
Introduction to Java - introductory lecture
Classes and Objects - writing your first Java program
Initialization and Cleanup - the beginning and end of an object's lifetime
Packages and Access Specifiers - information hiding and non-object-oriented ways to relate classes
Composition and Inheritance - two basic ways to relate classes
Polymorphism and Interfaces - two fundamental object-oriented programming techniques
Collections and Inner Classes - holding objects, iterators, defining classes inside classes
Exceptions - structured error handling
Threads - creating and synchronizing threads
Applets and Graphics - graphics and animation
AWT and Swing Components - AWT and Swing components and how to lay them out
Events and GUIs - the 1.1 event model and how to build GUIs in AWT and Swing
I/O and Object Serialization - using input and output streams
Network Programming - client/server socket programming
Remote Method Invocation (RMI) - invoking remote methods and dynamic class loading

Objects and Java (The Book)
Overview - description of the work-in-progress
Table of Contents - links to online materials
Chapter 2: Classes and Objects - introduction to classes and objects
Chapter 3: Expressions and Statements - expressions and statements in Java
Chapter 4: Initialization and Cleanup - the full story of object initialization in Java
Chapter 5: Packages and Access Specifiers - how to hide the implementation and partition your classes
Chapter 6: Composition and Inheritance - two fundamental ways to relate objects in Java
Chapter 7: Polymorphism and Interfaces - treating a subclass as a superclass
Chapter 8: Cloning, Collections, and Inner Classes - how to clone Java objects, place objects in collections, and define nested and inner classes
Chapter 9: Exceptions - introduction to exceptions

Miscellaneous Java Resources:
Artima Applets - A list of the applets at artima.com
Recommended JVM Books - descriptions of books related to the Java virtual machine
The Hotspot Virtual Machine - discusses the hotspot virtual machine
Java Security - handout for a presentation that covers security in the JVM from 1.0 to 1.2
What's New in 1.2 - article describing changes to the JVM in 1.2

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