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Summary: Awesome stuff !
Review: If you wanna get the real stuff... go for it. This book gives me all the necessary details & more.Also, check out Bruce's book "Thinking in Java" .. you can download it too from his web-site.
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Summary: good book
Review: ig you want to start programing java, you must read volume I and II
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Summary: DO bother with this book
Review: In the three months I've been programming Java I've gotten a decent handle on the basics, and even on some more advanced concepts (inner classes, design patterns, etc.). So if you're at that level, I think that like me you will find this book to be helpful. For instance, it took me just an hour or two going over this book's section on Advanced Swing, and I was creating a tree view of files/folders for my current work project. Like Flanagan's "Java Examples in a Nutshell", it's a good intermediate book with lots of code, but with more explanations.
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Summary: DO bother with this book
Review: In the three months I've been programming Java I've gotten a decent handle on the basics, and even on some more advanced concepts (inner classes, design patterns, etc.). So if you're at that level, I think that like me you will find this book to be helpful. For instance, it took me just an hour or two going over this book's section on Advanced Swing, and I was creating a tree view of files/folders for my current work project. Like Flanagan's "Java Examples in a Nutshell", it's a good intermediate book with lots of code, but with more explanations.
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Summary: Great book with clear explanations
Review: Just purchased this book in Oct 2000 and found it to be readable; no need for a cup of coffee. It covers the important areas of the Java library. I liked the coverage of JDBC and networking, it does not go in depth, on any of the subjects, however I think each of the subjects presented in the chapters deserve a book of a few hundred pages each to do justice to the richness of the libraries. Covered also are Swing, Beans(Components), Multithreading, Collections(Templates), CORBA, Graphics, and Security. Just perfect to get anyone started on the more useful features of Java. Kool man!
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Summary: Gives a glimpse of all the "advanced" topics
Review: The authors make this book appear as an extension to Java tutorial available on the web. The depth of coverage is just enough to understand the basic concepts of the "advanced" topics. But as a whole, it is a good book to understand the fundamentals of topics like JDBC, RMI, (a little bit of CORBA-idl), and Java 2 security.
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Summary: Buy this book!
Review: The new edition is much better than the previous edition. It includes XML and eliminates earlier errors. It is a great book for people who had the first Java course, Core Java2, Volume 1 by the same authors. I have trained Advanced Java to 100+ people in 4 organizations in the NYC area since 1997. This book provides the basis for the learning. The coverage on advanced Server, JSP, Corba and Jini is missing. The reader can follow up with avanced server such as BEA WebLogic 6.1 or IBM WebSphere if they have them installed at their firms. For the reader that wished to get everything FREE, download the Tomcat server or Apache server, then implement JSP. It will be a great project.
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Summary: Buy this book!
Review: The new edition is much better than the previous edition. It includes XML and eliminates earlier errors. It is a great book for people who had the first Java course, Core Java2, Volume 1 by the same authors. I have trained Advanced Java to 100+ people in 4 organizations in the NYC area since 1997. This book provides the basis for the learning. The coverage on advanced Server, JSP, Corba and Jini is missing. The reader can follow up with avanced server such as BEA WebLogic 6.1 or IBM WebSphere if they have them installed at their firms. For the reader that wished to get everything FREE, download the Tomcat server or Apache server, then implement JSP. It will be a great project.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This a great overview of several of the advanced features of Java. Although it does not go into tremendous depth on any one topic, it provides you with enough information to write some real and useful programs. Overall a great introduction to multithreading, networking, JDBC, and advanced Swing/AWT. Highly recommended. Useful as a desktop reference and a platform to get started working with advanced Java features.
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Summary: Only if you don't own a previous edition
Review: This book is great for it's intended purpose, but some seem to have confused what that purpose is. Some feel that because the subtitle is "Advanced Features", this book would unravel the mysteries of the most advanced features of Java 2. Not so! You have to understand that this is nothing but a volume 2 of the Core Java 2 duo! The volume 1 has the fundamentals and this volume 2 goes to MORE advanced topics, compared to the first volume. This talks about JDBC, Corba, Swing, etc, but not very deeply, just advanced for those who have just finished volume 1. I think the two books are the best option if you don't already have other similar books. If you have the previous 1.1 edition, or other very similar books like Just Java or Thinking in Java, then you'd probably get very little for your money from this one. After finishing both Core Java 2 vols 1 & 2 you have a very good basic knowledge of using Java 2 for different purposes and then you can buy a more indepth book on some aspect that you especially need (JDBC, Beans...). A Very good book when combined with volume 1.
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