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Title: Ground-Up Java by Philip Heller ISBN: 0-7821-4190-0 Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book with a unique twist...
Comment: Review
You would think that by now there would be no new ground to cover when it comes to books on learning Java. There's everything from teaching yourself in a certain number of hours/days to dry academic textbooks to entertaining tutorials using adult learning techniques. Each one appeals to a certain type of learner, and that's good. Ground-Up Java (GUJ) seems to find an interesting niche that will draw in beginners with a variety of needs.
At its core, GUJ is a solid tutorial on Java. All the basic features of the language are covered, as well as concepts of object-oriented programming. The writing is concise, intelligent, and readable, and the reader will not feel like they are being "talked down to". The author covers both the typical application style Java programs as well as the graphical (GUI) programming techniques to allow you to create visually appealing applications. All well and good.
Where the book shines is with the enclosed CD. Heller has taken the difference concepts (such as boolean logic or conditional looping) and written graphical Java apps that will allow you to watch and interact with code. For instance, there's a Boolean Lab application that allows you to create a boolean expression with three variables, complete with NOTs, ANDs, parenthesis, etc. You set the variables to true or false, and click the run button. You can then watch an animated breakdown of the code as each part is parsed and evaluated. Very helpful to see how order of evaluation plays into the answer. Another of the programs allows you to enter a numerical formula and then watch the animation parse and evaluate it. This is the type of learning that can take you into a much deeper understanding of what's going on.
Conclusion
Ground-Up Java is an excellent choice for those developers who want a serious yet readable tutorial guide, as well as an opportunity to visually interact with coding logic. I recommend it.
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Title: Head First Java by Bert Bates, Kathy Sierra ISBN: 0596004656 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 21 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Learning Red Hat Linux, 3rd Edition by Bill McCarty ISBN: 0596004699 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 11 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Perl Cookbook, Second Edition by Tom Christiansen, Nathan Torkington ISBN: 0596003137 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 21 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Google Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools by Tara Calishain, Rael Dornfest ISBN: 0596004478 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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