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Title: Java(tm)2: A Beginner's Guide by Herb Schildt, Herbert Schildt ISBN: 0-07-222588-2 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 25 November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.82 (33 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Finally getting Java into my thick skull!
Comment: I'm a networking guy by trade, and have never been very adept at programming, and I've never had any luck with teaching myself any sort of language from a "21 days" book. I'm taking a required course for my degree - "Intro to Programming with Java" and was still having difficulties in figuring out exactly WHY I was typing certain lines. Most books I've read just say "Let's jump right in!" (My college textbook actually says this...) Wait! Let's NOT!
Java 2: A Beginner's Guide is very aptly named. Having NO previous experience to draw from, this book does a very good job of explaining things is a very orderly fashion, with plently of examples and even projects to work through. Although I've only completed the first 200 pages, I can honestly say that it's "clicked" for the first time. The going is slow; I would recommend typing each example and think about what the code is actually doing, but I know that my retention rate will be very high. This book makes learning to program enjoyable, and that's quite an achievement coming from me - I greatly dislike writing code. I would whole-heartedly recommend this to anyone looking at code for the first time, as it will certainly make my classroom assignments and labs a breeze.
The only drawback to this writing is that I am a third into the book, and I don't appear to have covered a huge amount of material. There's good reason for this, however. The "Complete Guides" to Java are 1200 pages, and are quite hefty tomes. Since this book is branded as a reference for the beginner, I can't really mark it down for that reason. This book does represent a great way to get started on learning the Java language.
Jayson Tobias
CCNP CCDP MCSE
Rating: 5
Summary: Java 2 for absolute beginners - a great introduction
Comment: Like all of his books, Herb Schlidt is a master in defining programming concepts in a very simple, yet very concise and easy to read style.
I think this book on Java 2 will be a classic. It is extremely well structured into 12 modules which take will probably take most people 2-4 hours, or about 12 continuous days of reading to finish. No CD to keep the price low and the ability to download code examples online, mean you need an interet connected computer to effectively use this book.
This book will probably bring Java2 to a whole new generation of beginning Java programmers. If you haven't learned the language and want a gentle introduction, you could do a lot worse!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great for the beginner!
Comment: Excellent learning tool! After checking out as many Java books as the library systems in our surrounding three counties had to offer, I believe that this one was the most readable and understandable for a beginner like myself. I found that the chapters stayed focused on their topics while building on each other in a straight forward manner. Technical jargon was used only after it had previously been introduced. There weren't the continual comparisons and references to predecessor languages that other authors seem to regard as useful, even though, most beginners in java today probably have no background in those languages.
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Title: Java 2: The Complete Reference, Fifth Edition by Herbert Schildt, Herb Schildt ISBN: 0072224207 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 13 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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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: Beginning Java Objects: From Concepts to Code by Jacquie Barker ISBN: 1590591461 Publisher: APress Pub. Date: 23 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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Title: Effective Java Programming Language Guide by Joshua Bloch ISBN: 0201310058 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 05 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Learn to Program with Java by John Smiley ISBN: 0072131896 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 02 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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