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Summary: Should have been titled the PARTIAL java 1.1 reference
Review: This book should have been titled "the partial reference to Java 1.1 with a couple of 2.0 things thrown in so I can sell more copies"- HORRIBLE Swing coverage - No mention of Model-View-Controller - NO MENTION OF JDBC!!! - No mention of Entrprise Java Beans - Approximately 50 references to, "a complete discussion of this topic is beyond the scope of this book" Not bad 1.1 coverage, but no excuse for not discussing JDBC.
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Summary: Worth Buying.
Review: A Very good book. After 1 month of book hunting, I landed up in this book. Each line in this book gives you a valuable information. + points: Simple language, clear explanation of concepts & good flow. - point: Less coverage of advanced concepts. A must in the hands of all Java programmers.
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Summary: Java 2, less EJB and JDBC
Review: This book is a decent primer for someone just learning Java. The text touches on most subjects without getting too mired in depth. Notably absent from the text, however, is any mention of JDBC and Enterprise Java Beans. I can forgive the latter since EJB is rapidly evolving, but the former is inexcusable (and the reason this book gets 3 stars instead of 4). Nevertheless, still not a bad book. You'll just have to learn about JDBC and EJB elsewhere.
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Summary: Great Coverage
Review: Patrick's book is one of the better ones that covers beginners in Java programming. Seldom there are facts being explained in detail and the explaination is rather brief at times. Nevertheless, the topics and coverage is good with simple to understand examples for the inexperience which is contrary to the content's explaination depth. One of my Java lecturers bought over 30 odd books on Java and this book is one of his recommendation on top of several best sellers in Amazon. Also, use this book together with other best sellers and you will appreciate it's contents coverage. Let's face it, no programmers is gonna be good without referencing a few books and this could be just one of those.
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Summary: java1+some java2
Review: this is java1+somejva2,so, you know the rest of the stor
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Summary: A complete Java reference
Review: This book explains everything you want to know in summary. An excellent reference manual for those who have a little bit of knowledge in Java.
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Summary: very very well written. Excellent !!
Review: i have read many books on java that take you from the beginning into the advanced. You wont find a better book than this one. It explains EVERYTHING you wonder about.
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Summary: A Good Reference Book
Review: I got this book as a prize at a Java User Group meeting. Overall, it's a good reference book to keep. One thing I wish it had covered is the JSPs, since it does cover the Servlets.
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Summary: Good book but would be helpful to have some excercises
Review: This is one of the better books on J2SE 1.4. In fact, I had first started reading Core Java 2 book but it was very confusing. Mr.Schildt has really arranged the topics well.
The only drawback is that there are no excercises for the initial chapters on Java programming. A few such problems would go a long way in helping readers get really comfortable with the different aspects of Java and OOPs
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Summary: Begineers Delight !!!
Review: The best way to learn a new programming language is to churn a lot of code and get familiar with the language semantics and richness. Mr. Schildt follows the same teaching paradigm and initiates a novice in the world of OOPs programming using Java.
The book is of course not suitable for a person who has some background in Java. The book definitely targets the uninitiated in the OOPs concept and builds up considerably upon the concepts gradually. Some pros about the book:
* The book covers the language basics very neatly.
* Numerous examples make the comprehension better.
* Chapter on 'Multithreading' and 'Exceptions' are well written and neatly illustrated with working examples.
* Treatment of Java Event Delegation Model is one of the best among all the available texts.
Some cons for the same:
* Less focus on Swing and more on AWT.
* Very little coverage of important topics like 'RMI' and 'Serialisation'.
* Poor treatment of important topics like 'Inner Classes'.
All in all from a novices' perspective, the book presents a good starting point. But from an advanced programmers' point of view - the book has still miles to go.
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