Java Fundamental period - Lecture 1

The goal of this course.

This course should help you to acquire these skills

• Know how to design an Object-Oriented application
• Use standard tools for programming and diagramming
• Get a good base skill in Java

Course structure (1)

• Global introduction on Object-Oriented Programming
• Object-Oriented concepts, application with Java
• Object-Oriented diagramming : UML overview
• Java fundamentals, keywords, available tools

Course structure (2)

• Numerical Data, Conditional Statements and Java
• Class-related operators, repetition statements
• String operations, files management
• Collections and Arrays, Sorting
• Exceptions and Errors handling
• Inheritance and polymorphism
• Basic Design patterns
• Generics

Lecture 1

Object Oriented Programming : why?

What already exists: Procedural programming

• A lot of code to make pieces of program work together
• A technical approach that lessen the code comprehension
• Big programs are difficult to maintain

Object Oriented Programming : (human) definition

The definition of the Object Oriented Programming, is that this kind of programming uses object

This said, what is an Object?

• Objects are a conceptual representation of existing things
• This makes the programming easier to approach because things are clearer for the developper

Object Oriented Programming : tools