Description
As the roles of Java in business and e-business applications continue to grow, all iSeries and AS/400 IT professionals have a choice to make?learn Java or get left behind. Programmers, development managers, and architects who want to stay on the cutting edge of their careers must learn how to use and understand Java. IBM is not abandoning RPG, but more and more Java is finding a role in leading-edge applications. For an RPG programmer, learning Java can be daunting, but with the right help, it's a skill that can be mastered. This completely revised and updated edition offers that help by gently yet comprehensively teaching the Java Language and core Java-supplied functionality.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
Phil Coulthard is the lead architect for AS/400 application development projects at the IBM Toronto laboratory. He has worked as a developer, team leader, manager, and general advocate of AS/400 application developments since 1986. He lives in Toronto, Ontario. George Farr is a tester, developer, team leader, technical planner, and development manager for AS/400 compiler. He is the coauthor AS/400 COBOL Programmers and Java for S/390. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.