"Java" - For a Beginner Public Class

About the Class

Java is a very fashionable language which is used lately for various purposes such as developing apps for mobile phone, creating interactive parts in a website etc.
Many have a liking for this language and many just want to avoid it because its just another platform.
How does it feel to program in this language and is it fun?
Let's see if we can make this out through this session.
Some pre-requisites that you may download to practice the quick examples during the session:
1. Java Platform JDK [JDK 6 Update 20] ( http://bit.ly/FT3PQ )
2. DrJava - a lightweight development environment for writing Java programs.[ drjava-stable-20090821-r5004.exe ] (http://drjava.org/).

Language of instruction: English

Keywords: java, jvm, drjava