Java

The Basics of Java

• Installing Eclipse IDE on Windows or Mac

• Using repl.it for Java

• Variables 

  • Data Types

  • Type Casting

  • Arrays and ArrayLists

• Operators and Precedence

• Structure

  • Libraries, Identifiers, Read-Write Capabilities (I/O)

  • Keywords

• Java Basic Syntax

• JDK, JRE, and JVM

• The Importance of Comments

Methods and Algorithm Building

• Libraries and Built-in Functions

• Flow Control (if, elseif, else, switch-case, for loops, for-each loops, while loops, do-while loops)

• Variables and Type-Based Methods

• Appropriate Parameters 

• Searching Algorithms

• Java File Handling

Classes and Objects

• Static vs. Instance

• Inheritance

• Polymorphism

• Interfaces

• User-Defined Functions

• Object Oriented Programing

• Attributes

Applets and Plug-ins

• HTML, JavaScript, CSS

• GUIs (JavaFx or Swing)

• Converting programs to usable applications (.exe, .dmg, Java packagers, executables)

After these lessons are completed, cadets work on a project and can also work on it outside the meeting for the final weeks. These projects will be displayed to the entire squadron.