CSE 373: Data Structures and Algorithms, Spring 2011

Links

Java Programming:

• Java API documentation (a list of all Java classes, packages, and methods)
• Java tutorial by Sun Microsystems. Particular lessons of interest:
  • strings
  • classes and objects; object-oriented programming
  • inheritance concepts; subclassing; interfaces; abstract classes
  • generics
  • nested classes
  • collections; List / implementations; Queue / implementations; Set / implementations; Map / implementations; iterators; collection algorithms
  • input/output streams
  • exceptions
• Java coding conventions
• Academic Java, a resource site put together by Java educators
• Practice-It!, UW's practice problem web application written by Marty Stepp
• Javabat (a useful site full of Java practice problems; see especially the recursion questions)
• Joshua Bloch's 78 tips from the book Effective Java
• Arthur Riel's 60 heuristics from the book Object-Oriented Design Heuristics

Data Structures and Algorithms:

• Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures
• Data Structures and Algorithms Practice Questions by careercup.com. Particular questions of interest:
  • Data structures questions
  • Coding data structures and algorithms questions
  • Trees and graphs questions

Eclipse:

• Comprehensive tutorial for installing and using Eclipse by TA Daniel Otero
• Eclipse IDE for Java
• Eclipse and Java tutorials by SourceForge. Particular lessons of interest:
  • Eclipse and Java for Total Beginners
  • Eclipse and Java: Using the Debugger
• Using Eclipse for Java Programming
• A Starter's Guide to the Eclipse IDE (a little antiquated but gives good overview of Eclipse organization)

Miscellaneous: