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Title: Java How to Program, 2nd Edition by Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel ISBN: 0-13-899394-7 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 26 August, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $70.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.37 (93 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Place to start Java!
Comment: I'm a Computer Science Major and I took an upper level CS class that had an unannounced requirement to know java (optional at the beginning of the class but required by the last few assignments). So I had to teach myself Java and I started with this book. This book is an excellent starter for anyone who wants to get a beginners grasp of OOP and a very basic look at threads and Network programming in Java. Once I was past Chapter 1 and 2 (applets and apps) it was pretty easy to pick up the rest of Java's nuances through Deitel's examples and programming tips through out the book.. Deitel gives a very concise and straight forward description of Object Oriented concepts and definitions. If you want to learn Java quickly and with lots of easy to understand examples (some books put code out there that is impossible to decipher) get Deitels' book. Can't wait for the Advanced Java book!
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent TEXTBOOK - not standalone volume
Comment: I've read with interest many of the comments about the strengths and weaknesses of this book, and I agree with all of them !
What many writers appear to overlook is that this is intended as a textbook. It's written to be used as part of learning with the help of an experienced person providing training in an introduction to Java, not as a standalone reference. The examples are not intended to be used without help from an instructor and therefore need not be complete and can indeed refer to material not yet covered in the text.
I have used the second edition of the book as a main text in a college corse I teach. For this purpose it is easily the best Java book I have seen. The examples are numerous and vary not only in topic but in complexity - the student can choose his or her own level. The example code actually works, which is not the case with many Java books these days. The line-by-line descriptions of the examples are very helpful to students. All fundamental areas of the language are covered with hands-on assignments provided by the authors.
The other really interesting thing about this book is that is offers more detail about each topic than the reader needs to 'make it work'. I learned a few things about the language myself while using the textbook - for instance, the fact that Java throws an exception if the variable in a switch statement is out of range for the data type used. This turned out to be useful when I earned my Java 2 certification. As a student, I like that sort of text - I can learn more than the minimum if I am really interested.
Many people, but not all, would be able to use this book standalone. But you have to know that it's meant to be used as a basic introduction to Java syntax and have those expectations ! Used that way, I would strongly recommend it to anyone.
I agree with comments that suggest the text is not a good reference for learning OO design. But in my experience there are few really useful OO design references in existence ! Personally I think that expecting a person to learn OO design and a new programming language at the same time is a too much to ask and underestimates the difficulty of understanding OO principles and techniques. I would teach the text first and a course in OO design, including patterns, later. In my opinion the syntax used to express design must be mastered first to avoid confusion of design with a particular language.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent reference book
Comment: A couple of years ago, I was taking a class on Java. The textbook for the course was terrible. The explanations for things weren't all that great, and trying to find something in the index was nearly impossible. So I went to my local bookstore and picked out a Java book that looked good. (That would be Java How to Program, 2nd Edition). The book has been an excellent resource ever since. I still refer to it whenever I write Java code. It is organized well and covers nearly every topic there is. In addition, each subject is explained in depth, and the language is understandable.
This book is definately worth a look!
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Title: Java How to Program (3rd Edition) by Paul J. Deitel, Harvey M. Deitel ISBN: 0130125075 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 15 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $74.00 |
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