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Title: Learning Java, Second Edition by Patrick Niemeyer, Jonathan Knudsen ISBN: 0-596-00285-8 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.54 (48 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Suitable for experienced readers
Comment: I have experience in C but not C++. Prior to this I tried to read Eckel's thinking in java which I found to be overly pedantic and at times, irritating (with many exercises trying to display arcane syntactic or semantic points). In comparison this book is very refreshing and I feel I am learning new stuff really easily.
This book is dense but motivates using simple code. Explanations may not be complete (esp in Chap 2) but really this is a good compromise.
This is definitely for someone with a background in programming (preferably in C or C++). Ideally one should have a programmers editor on and keep trying the code snippets as one reads (which is why the online version at safari.orielly.com is handy). So, in a sense, this book is not for the uninititated. But for those who have some exposure this is well worth the money and effort.
The author also has a useful open source tool (BeanShell) which suggests some depth.
Some Tips for readers new to java on windows:
1. Download and install jdk 1.4.x
2. Get a simple programmers editor (editplus.com for example)
3. Get Jikes compiler as a replacement for javac (copy it to the jdk bin directory) as its really fast and use it to compile within the editor.
4. Make sure your classpath and path variables are set properly. The former could include the jdk jre/lib/rt.jar and . the current directory; the latter could include the jdk bin dir. in XP these can be set using the controlpanel advanced setting for environment variables
Once you can experiment with the code as you read, it becomes more interesting.
I would say the book deserves at least 4 stars; I am giving it a 5 to offset some really low ratings :-)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great for learning Java
Comment: I bought this book a few weeks back and have read about half of it. I have about 5 yrs of C++ behind me, and I wanted to learn Java. This book really did it for me. I must agree with some other reviewers that this is not a book to learn Java as a first programming language, because it doesn't spend a lot of time on syntax and stuff. But it covers the language extremely well and give many tips and warns against some pitfalls.
The book give an overview of all the base classes, so it's good to read it BEFORE you start coding. That way you will know all the Java classes and be able to pick the the best design right of the bat.
There is also a good section on programming Java using the SDK directly as opposed to some IDE. Personally I think it's very important to understand how things are done under the hood.
So a great book for learning Java, but some programming knowledge (preferably OO) is required to get the most of this book. If you liked other O'Reilly books, you'll like this one.
Rating: 4
Summary: Well paced introduction to Java for coders w/ experience
Comment: I read through some of the reviews for this book and I agree that this book is best for someone who is new to Java, but not new to object oriented programming. I would imagine that learning programming from scratch using this book would leave a lot of questions unanswered. But for someone with coding experience (like myself) this book offered a well paced overview of the language, some curious details (that would be irrelevant to a beginning programmer) and well thought out and clear examples. I would recommend it to anyone switching from other languages, but with some idea of object oriented programming.
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Title: Java Cookbook by Ian F. Darwin ISBN: 0596001703 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 15 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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Title: Java in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition by David Flanagan ISBN: 0596002831 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Java Examples in a Nutshell: A Tutorial Companion to Java in a Nutshell (Nutshell Handbook) by David Flanagan ISBN: 0596000391 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Java Swing, Second Edition by James Elliott, Robert Eckstein, Marc Loy, David Wood, Brian Cole ISBN: 0596004087 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $54.95 |
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Title: Head First Java by Bert Bates, Kathy Sierra ISBN: 0596004656 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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