This chapter introduces Java application programming We begin with examples of programs that display output messages on the screen We then present a program that obtains inputs two numbers from a user calculates their sum and displays the result You'll learn how to instruct the computer to perform arithmetic calculations and save their results for later use The last example demonstrates how to make decisions The application compares two numbers then displays messages that show the comparison results You'll use the JDK commandline tools to compile and run this chapter's programs