Release 8.1.5
A64682-01
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This book is the proper starting point for developers and managers interested in Java and Oracle8i. The first two chapters furnish a high-level overview of the Java language and some of the unique Oracle8i features that make Oracle8i the Internet computing platform. The remainder of the chapters explore, again at a high level, the three main building blocks Java developers use in Oracle8i:
These topics are discussed individually and in depth in separate books. The purpose of this book is to place them in perspective and explain how they work together to provide scalable solutions to programming problems.
In addition to developers and managers, this book will have two types of readers. The first type of reader is an existing Oracle customer who is familiar with PL/SQL and is exploring the use of Java. PL/SQL is a language developed by Oracle to run on Oracle, while Java is an open industry standard you use in areas ranging from hand-held devices to servers. We provide some general background on object-oriented programming and the Java language for these readers, but we do not provide a Java tutorial. Although PL/SQL developers have experience in client-server development, they may be surprised at some of the differences in development approach with Java as compared to PL/SQL. The second type of reader is a Java programmer not too familiar with the Oracle database. Oracle8i delivers a Java-compliant implementation--any 100% pure Java code should work. The clear separation of client and server in the Oracle8i model, the use of the database to hold classes that you load at runtime, and the way these issues change Java development from the traditional client-side-only development will be new and of interest to these readers.
