Publisher's Note "The Java Tutorial, 2nd Ed". is a practical, step-by-step guide to writing programs with JDK 1.1. The second edition begins with the basics of the language and progresses through more advanced topics such as thread programing, applet programming, and designing and implementing graphical user interfaces. The material is presented as a self-guided tutorial and literally comes alive when you run the examples from the book on the Web and CD-ROM.