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Summary: UNNECESSARY CONFUSION
Review: This is thus far the WORST Java text I have come across . If you're looking for diffused and confusing presentation of basic concepts -- BUY IT ! . Otherwise STAY AWAY from all DEITEL Books . . I unfortunately also happen to own their C How To Program Book -- it was a requirement for the course -- which is horrible . But I have to honestly say that it isn't nearly as absurd as this weak JAVA context .
If you're intending to learn Object Oriented concepts this will just give you a headache from converting the authors contorted English into some sense . Even then, many of the concepts are poorly explained . . The book starts at a good learning curve and then jumps around concepts and falls into irrelevant tangents of authors preference when it boils down to important core concepts . Also, the references to statements and classes by line and figure numbers get very ANNOYING when you're pages ahead of the source code and is forced to flip back ( frequently even to past chapters ) pages for info . . TERRIBLE !! Definitely not for clear learning ( or starters ) .
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Summary: This book makes Java more difficult than it actually is!
Review: This is so far the worst programming book I've ever read. The authors obviously don't know how to teach the subject. They throw everything at you at the first few chapters and expect readers to understand it at the end. A terrible book!
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Summary: A Pain in the neck
Review: Yes, it's comprehensive. 1400 pages of unreadable dribble. I had trouble keeping my eyes open. Worse than Wrox at taking pieces of code then demonstrating a billion line examples, explaining them line by line. The explanations are usually a few pages forward in the book so you have to read a sentence, flip back a few pages, read the next sentence, etc ad naseum. Not for beginners. Make sure you have a grip on C++ before attempting this. If you already know Java you might like the book because it covers a lot like Cell phone and PDA tools.
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Summary: Good Book ???
Review: It does cover many things about java but the format is horrible. For most chapters, it will give all the theories at the start of the chapters and overwhlem you with all the examples towards the end. It is quite a comprehensive book but you are going to have a hard time linking the theories with the examples. Strongly not recommended for begineers
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Summary: another good Deitel
Review: I find unfortunate that this book has recieved poor ratings at all. Many people seem to simply not be used to the deitels' style, which does not lend itself to new programmers. Granted, this book, like the other Deitel books say they are for beginners, this book is not easy. On the other hand, I have never found a better book for using as a referance manual for an intermediate to advanced pregrammer.
I noticed that one review stated the complete opposite, and I am curious to know just how much programming experaince that reviewer has. It seemed that the bad reviews came from people who tried to learn java on their own with just this book (bad idea).
Deitels' examples of code are very good at expoiting features of the language many authors do not touch, and they have a very omplete referance to features. I also never found an inadiquite explnation of anything or had difficulty finding that explination.
I have three or four java books that claim to cover the same material. When I need to look something up, I go for the deitel, and if I do not find it there, I stop looking. If I find what I am looking for, the best description is in Deitel.
Even if you already know java well, this is a great shelf book that always gets used.
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Summary: If you only want to read 1 book to start learning java
Review: If you confuse about which book to start with (to learn java), this book can help you. This book is very comprehensive. This book is very good for java newbie.
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Summary: Have you seen a dumber learning fast ? Then check this out.
Review: Hi,
Now you might be thinking hey who's that dumber and what did he learn ? Well there is a clue, one day dumber was on a swing with a a big gust of wind he falled in to Swing of Java.
Then he was no longer a dumber ( although his classmates didn't believe him )
This dumber was already a fan of Java before reading this book and he was so crazy about Java that he changed his major from Biology to Computer sciences.
In this book he found really good explanations to every problem and question he can't even think of where explained there. You might thinking "Haha you gotta be kidding" No believe it or not you will fall from your chair when you will know the power this book holds in addition to this holds a lot of links to coool websites. But I personally like the tips which are every where in book.
Now the last but not least if you are trying to do some thing creative and really want to learn some thing this is the book . Because soon there will be message when you will go to buy it " Catch me if you can"
Last word that dumber was no body else it was me and now after reading this book I don't think so that I made a wrong decision.
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Summary: Too Wordy
Review: This book is almost 1600 pages, and is way too wordy.
Hence, the book is difficult to learn from and is a not a good reference.
The authors need to be far more succinct and to he point.
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Summary: Thank you Deitel & Associates
Review: Book Review:
Java How to Program, 4th ed.
Advanced Java™ 2 Platform How to Program
Deitel & Deitel I finished three java programming courses at Santa
Monica College two of which required the Java How to
Program, 4th ed., the other was a java w/data
structures course and I used the Java How to Program,
4th ed. and the instructors lecture notes. I bought
the advanced book to learn more about java and the
net, java 2d, 3d and j2me since I am into pc and
online video games development, and data base
connections with jdbc since I know sql. Design
patterns and enterprise java case study give
industrial strength business applications. The authors packed and packed java into these books.
The books are easy to follow, and everything works. I
found the exercises challenging but not overwelming. I
have not ran across an exercise I cannot do, although
some require in depth study of the topics covered. And
when if all comes together it's fun. The chapters build on each other very well, and the materials moves
fast and stays interesting. The cd's have everything I need to get started: what
to install, how to install it, how to set the
environment. The forte community edition is packed
with java building and debugging tools that make java
programming faster and easier to follow. Try the
Reformat Code tool, and check out the text coloring. I cannot say enough about these authors and their
materials. Anybody getting into java programming will
be more than satisfied for a long time. Thank you Deitel & Associates
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Summary: This is 7 books on Java
Review: Quite distinctive compared to most Java books, in its colour coding of the syntax. I remember the first time several years ago that I used an Integrated Development Environment to code. Thought it was gimmicky at first, having been used to a vanilla vi monochrome display. But it really is quite helpful as a visual aid. Likewise with this book. It is the most immediate thing that will grab you, because it is on almost every page. What might seem a frivolous affectation soon becomes an obvious necessity. Why the heck don't other books do this? (Actually, it adds considerably to the printing costs.) Presentation does matter, something known to good authors and editors. But what about the content? Well, it certainly is not the "Cretin's 3 Day Guide to Java". It can take you a lot longer than 3 days to plow through this. The authors have aimed this at both the beginner and the experienced programmer. You need never have tweaked a computer before. But the book also delves into Java Server Pages, JDBC, Design Patterns, UML, New I/O and Web Servers. Typically in the Java literature, these 6 topics are covered in books of their own; and not for novices either. But if you are a beginner, this should not put you off. You do not need to read far before you can start coding effectively. And you can hold the later chapters in reserve till you gain experience. The authors are clearly trying to move up the food chain. They have put a lot of material into the text. Plus added two CDs, with thousand of lines of source code, and freeware for a full development environment. The latter is not strictly necessary for an experienced user who knows where to look for it on the web. But a nice aid to the beginner, saving hours of aggravation over what are strictly setup tasks, and not actual programming efforts.
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