How to write your first Java program. The first non-trivial Java program I ever wrote was a number guessing game, and it gave me a good idea of how variables, loops and conditional statements work. I ...

The game was tested on a group of 10- to 12-year-old girls who had never done any programming before. After an hour of gameplay, the girls had mastered some of the basic components of Java.

JDBC programming with Derby. Now that the database and table have been created, it's time to move into the world of JDBC. For this example, I used the Eclipse-based SpringSource Tool suite, although ...