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Monday Dec 01, 2008

Application Basics With Ants (Young Developer Series, Part 3)
uses the Ants scenario in Greenfoot to describe Java packages, variables, and ways that objects interact with each other through methods.[Read More]

Monday Sep 29, 2008

This article gets you started using the NetBeans BlueJ plugin by loading an existing project, and then creating a new project that uses drag-and-drop features to create a graphical user interface (GUI).[Read More]

Wednesday Sep 10, 2008

This tutorial demonstrates the usage of the Woodstock JSF 1.2 Text Field component with Ajax functionality provided by the Project Dynamic Faces component library.[Read More]

Tuesday Aug 12, 2008

Learn where Java code is written and saved, how classes relate to one another, and how to use the Greenfoot code editor.[Read More]

Thursday Aug 07, 2008

This article is aimed at anyone age 10+, and explains what Java objects are and how they interact with each other, using examples from the Greenfoot Wombat scenario.[Read More]

Tuesday Jul 29, 2008

Young Developer Learning Path
This article describes the tools you can use to learn the Java Programming language.[Read More]

Tuesday Jul 22, 2008

This tutorial, the first in a series, demonstrates the fundamentals of using the JavaServer Faces (JSF) framework to code web applications in the NetBeans IDE. Create a web application called jAstrologer that takes a user's name and birthday and returns information such as the user's zodiac sign, birthstone, and horoscope.[Read More]

Monday Apr 21, 2008

Programming isn't just for adults any longer. The  Young Developers page lists tools and web sites that teach the Java programming language, as well as languages developed for ease of use.[Read More]