Introduction to Java 8 Programming For Developers New to OO Programming

Part 1: The Java™ Platform

1. Java Platforms
2. Lifecycle of a Java Program
3. Responsibilities of JVM
4. Documentation and Code Reuse
5. Using the JDK
6. The Eclipse Paradigm

Part 2: OO Concepts

1. Object-Oriented Programming
2. Inheritance, Abstraction, and Polymorphism

Part 3: Getting Started with Java™

1. Writing a Simple Class
2. Adding Methods to the Class
3. Language Statements
4. Using Strings
5. Specializing in a Subclass

Part 4: Essential Java™ Programming

1. Fields and Variables
2. Using Arrays
3. Java™ Packages and Visibility

Part 5: Advanced Java™ Programming

1. Inheritance and Polymorphism
2. Interfaces and Abstract Classes
3. Exceptions

Part 6: Java™ Developer's Toolbox

1. Utility Classes
2. Generics
3. Collections

Part 7: Java ™ 8 Lambda and Streams

1. Introduction to Lambda Expressions
2. Streams
3. Collections, Lamda and Streams

Part 8: Java ™ Application Development

1. Introduction to Annotations
2. JDBC ™

This is an introductory- level course, designed for:

• Experienced developers who wish to get up and running with object oriented development and basic Java programming skills
• Those who need to reinforce sound object oriented Java coding practices.

• Understand what OO programming is and what the advantages of OO are in today's world
• Work with objects, classes, and OO implementations
• Understand the basic concepts of OO such as encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction
• Understand not only the fundamentals of the Java language, but also it's importance, uses, strengths and weaknesses
• Understand the basics of the Java language and how it relates to OO programming and the Object Model
• Use Java exception handling and logging features
• Understand and use classes, inheritance and polymorphism
• Understand and use collections, generics, autoboxing, and enumerations
• Use the JDBC API for database access
• Use Java for networking and communication applications