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This book makes only one assumption and that is you know nothing about computer science or programming and this my friends is a good thing for all beginners. You will learn things in this book your Intro To CS101 in high school and college probably missed. The casual yet concise to the point language used in this power packed book makes understanding object oriented java programming a breeze to learn. This book can also serve the intermediate level programmer and be retained as a great reference. Out of all the books I've read on various kinds of computer languages including 4 others on java, I really didn't beleive books like this could be wrote without forgetting to bridge at least some concepts together properly. Its value as a book has definitely exceeded its expense. If you want or have to learn java, this is the book. period!

This book is an example of how such a book should be written. It is nothing short of perfect for what it seeks to be: an introductory book in programming java. It assumes you know very little and leads from there through each topic in a manner that is clear, concise, intelligent, and determined. This book wants you to get the points it is trying to make, not dazzle you with cleverness (simpliity is the hallmark of genuis, not convoluted verbage that most writers in this field seem to wallow in: note to editors...stop the self indulgence of these useless hacks!). Mr Savitch is an excellent writer and obviously an educator of some skill. Personally it reads like he is talking to you personally and explaining each point to you in a pleasant, helpful manner.

This books has 'loads' of examples and programs and provides code segment for points so you don't have to keep switching back or if you do, it gives you the exact location of the code so you don't have to hunt for it. No, this is awell conceived and thoroughly well realized book for the beginning Java programmer. Thoroughly recommended and thumbs up! This is the book to buy if you want to start learning Java, well, facts and effectively. mr Savitch must be justifiably proud to have given us such a work. Buy it, read it, learn from it and nod you head at the end and say to yourself...'that was money well spent'...

I really liked the book. Savitch explains how to program in plain english - and he is easy to read. The only fault in the book (and the reason I did not adopt it in my Java courses is that he used 'SavitchIn'( a nice class he made for user input ) instead of what the student needs to learn.
Again - this is a REALLY GOOD JAVA BOOK. But he really needs to lose the 'SavitchIn' class. (Well, at least use it as an ALTERNATE way to get user input.) What a shame. And I really like his chapters on Swing.