Beginning Java Objects: From Concepts to Code 3rd ed

在Java這個程式語言中，它具有許多吸引人的特點，其中物件導向的特性是創建強大、可重複使用的程式碼和應用程式的關鍵，並且易於維護和擴展。

Jacquie Barker is a professional software engineer, author, and former adjunct faculty member at both George Mason University in Fairfax, VA and The George Washington University in Washington, DC. With over 30 years of experience as a software developer and project manager, Jacquie has spent the past 15 years focused on object technology, and is proficient as an object modeler and Sun Microsystems Certified Java programmer.
Jacquie earned a bachelor of science degree in computer engineering with highest honors from Case Institute of Technology/Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and a master of science degree in computer science, emphasizing software systems engineering, from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has subsequently pursued postgraduate studies in information technology at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Jacquie's winning formula for teaching object fundamentals continues to receive praise from readers around the world, and her Apress book Beginning Java Objects: From Concepts to Code has been adopted by many universities as a key textbook in their core IT curricula.
On a personal note, Jacquie's passions include her husband Steve and their three cats Walter, Rocky, and Tanner; serving as founder and executive director of Pets Bring Joy, a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal rescue organization (pbj.org); and her recent launch of a pro bono IT consulting service for start-up non profits (probonoit.org).

Jacquie Barker是一位專業的軟體工程師、作家，以及前任喬治梅森大學（位於維吉尼亞州費爾法克斯）和喬治華盛頓大學（位於華盛頓特區）的兼職教師。擁有超過30年的軟體開發和專案管理經驗，Jacquie在過去的15年專注於物件技術，並且精通物件建模和Sun Microsystems認證的Java程式設計師。

Jacquie在俄亥俄州克利夫蘭的Case Institute of Technology/Case Western Reserve University獲得了計算機工程學士學位（榮譽最高），並在加州洛杉磯的加州大學獲得了計算機科學碩士學位，專攻軟體系統工程。之後，她在維吉尼亞州費爾法克斯的喬治梅森大學進行了資訊技術的研究生學習。Jacquie在教授物件基礎知識方面的成功方法繼續受到全球讀者的讚揚，她的Apress書籍《Beginning Java Objects: From Concepts to Code》已被許多大學採用為核心IT課程的重要教材。

在個人方面，Jacquie的興趣包括她的丈夫Steve和他們的三隻貓Walter、Rocky和Tanner；作為Pets Bring Joy（一家501(c)(3)非營利動物救援組織）的創始人和執行董事（pbj.org）；以及最近推出的為初創非營利組織提供免費IT諮詢服務的計劃（probonoit.org）。