On to Java (programming book)
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"On to Java" is a programming textbook by Patrick Henry Winston that introduces and explains the Java language and object-oriented programming concepts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On to Java (programming book) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4656095 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On to Java (programming book) Context triple: [Patrick Henry Winston, notableWork, On to Java (programming book)]
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A.
the book "Java Cookbook"
"Java Cookbook" is a practical programming guide that provides a wide range of hands-on recipes and solutions for common and advanced tasks in the Java language.
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B.
Java Trench
The Java Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indian Ocean formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Sunda Plate, making it one of the world’s deepest and most seismically active marine regions.
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C.
Speaking of Objects
"Speaking of Objects" is an essay by W.V.O. Quine that explores how our talk about objects depends on linguistic frameworks and ontological commitments.
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D.
Javakade
Javakade is a waterfront street on Amsterdam’s Java Island known for its modern residential architecture and harborside views.
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E.
Java
Java is a large, densely populated island in Indonesia that has long served as the country’s political and economic center.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On to Java (programming book) Target entity description: "On to Java" is a programming textbook by Patrick Henry Winston that introduces and explains the Java language and object-oriented programming concepts.
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A.
the book "Java Cookbook"
"Java Cookbook" is a practical programming guide that provides a wide range of hands-on recipes and solutions for common and advanced tasks in the Java language.
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B.
Java Trench
The Java Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indian Ocean formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Sunda Plate, making it one of the world’s deepest and most seismically active marine regions.
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C.
Speaking of Objects
"Speaking of Objects" is an essay by W.V.O. Quine that explores how our talk about objects depends on linguistic frameworks and ontological commitments.
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D.
Javakade
Javakade is a waterfront street on Amsterdam’s Java Island known for its modern residential architecture and harborside views.
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E.
Java
Java is a large, densely populated island in Indonesia that has long served as the country’s political and economic center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
computer science textbook ⓘ programming textbook ⓘ |
| author | Patrick Henry Winston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| educationalApproach |
conceptual explanation
ⓘ
example-driven ⓘ |
| field |
computer programming
ⓘ
software development ⓘ |
| genre | educational literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
beginner programmers
ⓘ
computer science students ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Java (programming language)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
object-oriented programming ⓘ |
| notableFor |
explaining object-oriented concepts through Java
ⓘ
introducing Java to beginners ⓘ |
| teaches |
Java semantics
ⓘ
Java syntax ⓘ basic data structures in Java ⓘ classes and objects ⓘ encapsulation ⓘ exception handling in Java ⓘ inheritance ⓘ interfaces in Java ⓘ polymorphism ⓘ |
| topic |
Java standard libraries
ⓘ
object-oriented design principles ⓘ |
| usedIn |
introductory programming courses
ⓘ
object-oriented programming courses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: On to Java (programming book) Description of subject: "On to Java" is a programming textbook by Patrick Henry Winston that introduces and explains the Java language and object-oriented programming concepts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Patrick Henry Winston