Getting started

/** documentation /
/* comments
// comment until end of line

The signature of the main method is public static void main(String[] args)

When declaring the main method, the modifiers public and static can be in either order, but the
convention is public static.

The main method defines a single parameter, usually named args, whose type is an array of String
objects.

Object-Oriented Programming

Real world objects contain state and behavior.

A software object’s state is stored in fields.

A software object’s behavior is exposed through methods.

Hiding internal data from the outside world, and accessing it only through publicly exposed methods
is known as data encapsulation.

A blueprint for a software object is called a class.

Common behavior can be defined in a superclass and inherited into a subclass using the extends
keyword.

A collection of methods with no implementation is called an interface.

A namespace that organizes classes and interfaces by functionality is called a package.

A String object contains state and behavior for character strings
A File object allows a programmer to create, delete, inspect, compare, or modify a file on the
filesystem
A Socket object allows for the creation and use of network sockets

The term API stands for Application Programming Interface.

The term GUI stands for Graphical User Interfaces