The book "Java for Kids" was written by Yakov Fain, Java Champion. The goal is to help students learn to program in the most popular language in the world: Java. This book starts from an introduction to Java and then explains how to write programs that have Graphic User Interface by writing the Tic-Tac-Toe and Ping-Pong games.
The "Java for Kids" book can be used in multiple ways:
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Teenagers can use it to teach themselves
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Parents can use this book for teaching their kids Java
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School teachers can use it as a text book in introductory classes on programming
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University professors can use it as a supplement to their "Computer Science 101" classes.
While this book is written for 12+ year old kids, adults looking for an easy intro to Java may find this book useful as well. In the book you’ll be using the same tools used by professional programmers. As a bonus, the last chapter will teach you how to publish your code on the Web on a super popular site called GitHub. Millions of programmers share their programs there and you should too.
Yuri Fain produced illustrations for this book. If this material seems too easy for you get the second edition of my book for adults "Java 24-Hour Trainer" or a video course "Introduction to Java and Java EE".
The online version of this book is offered for free under Creative Commons license, but the author would appreciate a donation if you find this book useful. After making a donation, you’ll be entitled to receive the PDF version of the book as well as in MOBI (for Kindle) and EPUB (for iBook) formats.
Join the Internet group where readers can post their questions and comments regarding the content of this book.
If you find an error in the code samples email your comments directly to me at [email protected] or open an issue at code samples repository on GitHub.
All rights reserved. © Yakov Fain 2015.