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The book Introduction to Programming with Java is fundamental computer programming book that focuses on the concepts of the computer programming, data structures and algorithms. It is the recommended start for junior developers and is entirely free. Table of contents:

Chapter 0. Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction to Programming
Chapter 2. Primitive Types and Variables
Chapter 3. Operators and Expressions
Chapter 4. Console Input and Output
Chapter 5. Conditional Statements
Chapter 6. Loops
Chapter 7. Arrays
Chapter 8. Numeral Systems
Chapter 9. Methods
Chapter 10. Recursion
Chapter 11. Creating and Using Objects
Chapter 12. Exceptions Handling
Chapter 13. Strings
Chapter 14. Defining Classes
Chapter 15. Text Files
Chapter 16. Linear Data Structures
Chapter 17. Trees and Graphs
Chapter 18. Dictionaries, Hash Tables and Sets
Chapter 19. Data Structures: Comparison and Best Practices
Chapter 20. Object-Oriented Programming Principles
Chapter 21. High-Quality Programming Code
Chapter 22. How to Solve Programming Tasks?
Chapter 23. Example Topic from Exam in NASD – 30.09.2005
Chapter 24. Example Topic from Exam in NASD – 8.04.2006
Chapter 25. Example Topic from Exam in NASD – 11.12.2005

The book is available in Bulgarian only and is freely downloadable as PDF and MS Word file.

Programming for .NET Framework

Visit the web site of my book "Programming for .NET Framework". The book is an unique tutorial for .NET Framework developers with C#. It covers fully the most important topic of the .NET technologies:

.NET Framework Architecture
C# Programming Language
Object-Oriented Concepts in .NET
Exceptions Handling
.NET Common Type System (CTS)
Delegates and Events
Attributes
Arrays and Collections
Strings and Unicode
Regular Expressions
Input and Output
Working with XML
Relational Databases and MS SQL Server
Data Access with ADO.NET
Windows Forms GUI Programming
ASP.NET Web Applications
Threads and Concurrency
Internet Access
Reflection
Serialization
Web Services
Remoting
Interoperability and Unmanaged Code
Memory and Resource Management
Assemblies and Deployment
.NET Security
Mono - Open Source .NET implementation
Programming Tools for .NET Developers
Practical Project

The book is available in Bulgarian only and is freely downloadable as PDF and MS Word file.

Internet Programming with Java Visit the web site of my book "Internet Programming with Java". The book introduces the reader to the most important concepts of the programming for the Internet with the Java language and related technologies. It covers following topics:

Multithreading and Synchronization;
Java Socket Programming - development of Internet applications that communicate through TCP/IP protocols;
Java Applets;
J2EE Web Applications - Web application development with JSP/Servlets technologies and deployment on the Tomcat server.

The book is available in Bulgarian only and is freely downloadable as PDF and MS Word file.

Java for Digitally Signing Documents on the Web Visit the web site of my book "Java for Digitally Signing Documents on the Web". The book introduces the reader to the techniques for digitally signing documents in a Web browser environment with a Java applet. The book presents the PKI (digital signatures, certificates, etc.), the PKI related API in Java and the smart card support in Java 5. The NakovDocumentSigner framework for signing documents with PKCS#12 certificate keystore and with a smart card is presented.

The book is available in Bulgarian only and is freely downloadable as PDF and MS Word file.