What are Good Java books?  
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Jim





PostPosted: 2004-1-14 10:28:00 Top

java-programmer, What are Good Java books? Hi there,

I'd like to buy one or two Java 2 SE books as
text and reference. I need books with good
examples, exercises, projects and solution.

Yes, I know that there are a lot of good
books in the market, but I don't have time to
compare them.

I already have experience in C and C++
programming and a little bit of Java.

Please reply to the group. Thanks a lot.

Jim


 
Robert





PostPosted: 2004-1-14 10:32:00 Top

java-programmer >> What are Good Java books? Jim wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I'd like to buy one or two Java 2 SE books as
> text and reference. I need books with good
> examples, exercises, projects and solution.
>
> Yes, I know that there are a lot of good
> books in the market, but I don't have time to
> compare them.
>
> I already have experience in C and C++
> programming and a little bit of Java.
>
> Please reply to the group. Thanks a lot.
>
> Jim
>
>
Go to: http://www.javaranch.com

They have a book section geared by level and subject. : )

It is also a great resource for Java folks.
 
TechBookReport





PostPosted: 2004-1-14 21:20:00 Top

java-programmer >> What are Good Java books?
"Jim" <folaany @yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:KO1Nb.12395$email***@***.com...
> Hi there,
>
> I'd like to buy one or two Java 2 SE books as
> text and reference. I need books with good
> examples, exercises, projects and solution.
>
> Yes, I know that there are a lot of good
> books in the market, but I don't have time to
> compare them.
>
> I already have experience in C and C++
> programming and a little bit of Java.
>
> Please reply to the group. Thanks a lot.
>
> Jim
>
>

Take a look at the Java section of TechBookReport for detailed reviews of
Java titles (http://www.techbookreport.com/JavaIndex.html). If you have some
OO experience then Bruce Eckel's Thinking In Java is worth considering.

HTH


 
 
karl





PostPosted: 2004-1-14 23:50:00 Top

java-programmer >> What are Good Java books? "Jim" <folaany @yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<KO1Nb.12395$email***@***.com>...
> Hi there,
>
> I'd like to buy one or two Java 2 SE books as
> text and reference. I need books with good
> examples, exercises, projects and solution.
>
> Yes, I know that there are a lot of good
> books in the market, but I don't have time to
> compare them.

I highly recommend Java 2: The Complete Reference, Fifth Edition.
http://tinyurl.com/29z92
The title is somewhat of a misnomer, because it sounds like it would
be a class library reference, but it isn't. It teaches the Java
language very clearly and completely, and shows how to use many of the
most commonly useful standard Java libraries.

However, this book doesn't meet your criteria of containing exercises
and solutions; it is not a school textbook. So if that's important to
you, you may want to look elsewhere. However, it does have some
complete sample programs at the end that you may find usefully
illustrative.
 
 
dablick





PostPosted: 2004-1-15 23:42:00 Top

java-programmer >> What are Good Java books? I'm a big fan of "just JAVA2 by Peter Van der Linden, published by Sun
Microsystems.

He not only gives a good overview of the language, but also covers a bit of
the general platform and important IDEs and concepts. I think it's the
fastest/bestest way to become conversant in Java.


 
 
clvrmnky





PostPosted: 2004-1-17 0:47:00 Top

java-programmer >> What are Good Java books? Jim wrote:

> I'd like to buy one or two Java 2 SE books as
> text and reference. I need books with good
> examples, exercises, projects and solution.
>
> Yes, I know that there are a lot of good
> books in the market, but I don't have time to
> compare them.
>
> I already have experience in C and C++
> programming and a little bit of Java.
>
"Thinking in Java" by Bruce Eckel. It's mostly a free download, though
it's probably easier to just buy it.