Modern Programming Made Easy

Adam Davis makes software. He's spent many years developing in Java (since Java 1.2) and has enjoyed using Spring and Hibernate. Since 2006 he's been using Groovy and Grails in addition to Java to create SaaS web applications that help track finances for large institutions (among other things). Adam has a Masters and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.

Starting Out1. Introduction1.1 Problem Solving1.2 This Book2. Software to Install2.1 Java/Groovy2.2 Others2.3 Code on Github3. The Basics3.1 Coding Terms3.2 Primitives and Reference3.3 Strings/Declarations3.4 Statements3.5 Assignment3.6 Class and Object3.7 Comments3.8 SummaryGlorified Calculator4. Math4.1 Adding, subtracting, etc.<4.2 More complex Math4.3 Random numbers4.4 Summary5. Arrays, Lists, Sets, and Maps5.1 Arrays5.2 Lists5.3 Sets5.4 Maps5.5 Summary6. Conditionals and Loops<6.1 If, Then, Else6.2 Switch Statements6.3 Boolean logic6.4 Looping6.5 Summary7. Methods7.1 Call me7.2 Break it down7.3 Return to sender7.4 Static7.5 Varargs7.6 Main method7.7 Exercises7.8 SummaryPolymorphic Spree8. Inheritance8.1 Objectify8.2 Parenting 1018.3 Packages8.4 Public Parts8.5 Interfaces8.6 Abstract Class8.7 Enums8.8 Annotations8.9 Autoboxing8.10 Summary9. Design Patterns9.1 Observer9.2 MVC9.3 DSL9.4 Actors10. Functional Programming10.1 Functions and Closures10.2 Map/Filter/etc.10.3 Immutability10.4 Java 810.5 Groovy10.6 Scala10.7 Summary11. Refactoring11.1 Object-Oriented Refactoring11.2 Functional Refactoring11.3 Refactoring Examples12. Utilities12.1 Dates and Times<12.2 Currency12.3 TimeZone12.4 ScannerReal-life13. Building13.1 Ant13.2 Maven13.3 Gradle14. Testing14.1 Types of Tests14.2 JUnit15. Input/Output15.1 Files15.2 Reading Files15.3 Writing Files15.4 Downloading Files15.5 Summary16. Version Control16.1 Subversion16.2 Git16.3 Mercurial17. The Inter-webs17.1 Web 10117.2 My First Web-app17.3 The Holy Grails17.4 Cloud17.5 The REST17.6 Summary18. Swinging Graphics18.1 Hello Window18.2 Push my Buttons18.3 Fake Browser18.4 Griffon18.5 Advanced Graphics18.6 Graphics Glossary18.7 Summary19. Creating a Magical User Experience19.1 Application Hierarchy19.2 Consider your Audience19.3 Choice is an Illusion19.4 Direction19.5 Skuemorphism19.6 Context is Important19.7 KISS19.8 You Are Not the User19.9 Summary20. Databases20.1 SQL (Relational) Databases20.2 NoSQL Databases20.3 Summary21. ConclusionAppendixesJava/GroovyJava/ScalaJava/JavaScriptResourcesFree Online LearningThe Death of College?MoneyBetting on the StudentMore Online ResourcesJava