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Title: Introduction to Java Programming (4th Edition) by Y. Daniel Liang ISBN: 0-13-100225-2 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 21 November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $85.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.56 (18 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: a wishy-washy effort
Comment: Things I dislike about this book:
Cheap layout. Looks like it was desktop published by a so-so amateur. Black and light blue...how very 80's textbook.
It's Virtually useless for the cetification exam (SCJP)...get Kathy Sierra instead. It's weak on threads and inner classes apparently don't exist. The explanations are not suited toward the beginner as they gloss or assume prior knowledge of many aspects of the language.
Coded examples tend to be too hard for the beginner as they contain multiple concepts, which can confuse some.
Things I like about this book:
Coded Answers to ever other question.
Some coded examples.
In summary I wonder what the target audience is of this book. The beginner -> then it fails, the intermediate? With no inner classes and a weak treatment of threads...I think not...then who...certainly not the advanced Java programmer.
I think you'd do better to pocket the hefty price of this booka nd spent it on something more apt (Java 2 primer plus isn't too bad, or Head FIrst Java for the novice Or Walter Savitch if you need a textbook).
No, this book is just too expensive and too weak for what you pay. Even Deitel is significantly better. Look elsewhere.
Rating: 4
Summary: Introduction to Java Programming
Comment: I'm really surprised that a number of reviewers who found this book to be "poor". I've used it in the past year to help me obtain my Java Certified Programmer status .... I think it's one of the best Intro. Java "teaching" books out in the market.
This maybe due to differences in the reviewer's computing background ... if you know C++ or C, I think this is a great book. Dr. Liang doesn't cover OOP basics very well in this book so that might be the problem.
I recommend readers to manually type all of Dr. Liang's example programs ... there are literally hundreds and run them. Excellent way to learn Java. Use an earlier Java IDE (not JBuilder3 or equivalent) or just the JDK 1.2 .... that's the best way to learn Java.
Buy this book if you already have some background in Object Oriented Programming (e.g. C++ ) or strong C, I still think it's one of the better Intro. Java books around. If you don't have any C++ or other OOP languages .. you might want an easier introduction to Java ... try Schaum's outline series.
Rating: 4
Summary: Basically A Good Book
Comment: Overall, this is a good book. I've
gone through much of chapters 1-4, some of 5-6, and
a little of chapters 17 and 19.
Chapters 1-4 are solid and (I think)
about at the right level for the intended
audience. Some of the examples in Chapter 5
(which focuses on arrays) are a little heavy.
Learning Java arrays is difficult enough
without adding concepts such as mean and
standard deviation into the mix. Also, the
two-dimensional array examples are probably
beyond the grasp of most beginning students.
Overall though, I'd give the book a thumbs up,
so far. It doesn't make the mistakes that other
Java books make, such as introducing GUI or Object
Oriented concepts before teaching methods, loops,
and arrays. For example, I've had a chance
to look at the "Head First Java" book. I think
it makes the mistake of introducing Object Oriented
programming too early on. If you don't understand
loops or methods, etc., then you can't work with
Java objects. Further, the "Head First Java" book
also goes out of its way to be funny. While I think
there's certainly room for humor in teaching,
most people don't set out to learn Java for the fun of it.
They need to in order to earn a living.
So, as dull as this book is, I'd recommend it so far.
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Title: Operating System Concepts by Abraham Silberschatz, Greg Gagne, Peter Baer Galvin ISBN: 0471250600 Publisher: Wiley Text Books Pub. Date: 08 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $95.95 |
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Title: Java: An Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, Third Edition by Walter Savitch ISBN: 0131013785 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 07 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $85.00 |
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Title: Modern Database Management (6th Edition) by Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Mary B. Prescott, Fred R. McFadden ISBN: 0130339695 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 15 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $125.00 |
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Title: Introduction to RISC Assembly Language by John Waldron ISBN: 0201398281 Publisher: Pearson Addison Wesley Pub. Date: 21 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $41.00 |
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Title: Introduction to the Theory of Computation by Michael Sipser ISBN: 053494728X Publisher: Brooks Cole Pub. Date: 13 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $103.95 |
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