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Java2 A Beginner s Guide
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Rating: 4.78/5 from 36 reviews Easy to digest beginner's bookI (a beginner programmer) had been struggling with Beginning Java 2 (also a good book, but much more complex) and picked this book up to supplement. It is an excellent resource for the newbie programmer to pick up the basics of programming in a simple and straight-forward way. A simple example program accompanies nearly every concept. The author is not trying to make you an expert and does not give lots of details. Instead, he holds your hand while you get your feet wet and get comfortable (metaphorically speaking). I went back to Beginning Java with a lot more confidence and a better understanding of basic concepts. I only gave four stars because the book only covers about 12 topics. Best intro I've found so far.I've been reading a LOT of intro Java books, and most seem to suffer from the same errors. One common type of book builds the entire text aorund the construction of a complex transaction engine- which I don't happen to have any interest in writing. Others start with a few examples, and then give you 200 page sof details of the language with no examples whatsoever, promising that "we'll see how this works in following chapters". Another type repeatedly provides examples in which we are encourged to ignore the confusing bits and just accept on faith that it's important they look that way. And then there are all those books that assume you know C++ and just need a little transition information. Happily this book suffers from none of these flaws. It covers a wide range of applications, it's full of detail on the latest graphical interface tools, there are plenty of small examples, and no command or definitions is introduced without a clear example. This is an excellent book for someone with some programming experience, but no experience in object oriented methods. Storngly recommended. ExcelentI started studying Java by this book. I could understand every topic explained by this author, i never get confused. He really is a great teacher. Even the vocabulary he uses is clean and easy (this is important for a non-english native) I always get back to this book to remember a concept that i had forgotten. | ||||||||||||||||||||
