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Summary: Great examples but need an extra class reference with it.
Review: This book (as the table implies) has some awesome examples that inspire your own ideas to try plus I have been able to use some of them as whole. But you need a quick method/class reference to go with it because it will extensive use something it might have only named as say part of java.awt.. or it might suggest to further look up methods as it uses them.I bought it with Java in a Nutshell which has a reference in the back.
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Summary: Good cover for Java knowledge
Review: This book absolutely wonderful.
It has a many real world examples and good questions which are so similar to the examples in the book. The questions and examples makes your knowledge stronger. If you have a little experience on java and want to keen on the topic, I suggest this book to you... but not forget this is the not the last book that you will be read on java!..
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Summary: A good starting point
Review: This book and David's Java Examples are excellent resources to beginner Java programmers.
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Summary: Invaluable if you learn by example !
Review: This book can jump-start your java career in no time! If you learn best by example ( like myself ), this book is invaluable and so far the best for real-world examples! Pair it up Java in a Nutshell ( 1.1) edition and you've got a solid foundation for building Java apps!
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Summary: Useful to Say the Least
Review: This book comes in handy when you get stumped on a JDK 1.1 problem. Tacking the Swing 0.7 examples on the end, however, was a waste of a tree. Swing 1.0.2 works nothing like what was in the beta release. It would have been better to just examine each Swing component for its potential functionality and compare them with related AWT components. Overall, however, this book will not only be useful on a day to day basis, but help you solve most of your JDK 1.1 dilemmas.
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Summary: Little depth for any serious Java programmers
Review: This book did not impress me in the least bit. The examples were very immature, although correct, and you won't gain much insight in writing hardcore Java apps. You can find stronger coding examples in any popular Java magazine (JDJ, Java Pro, etc)
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Summary: Very good Book
Review: This book doesn't teach you anything ussing theory only examples. The examples are very good and real. If you want to know Java a very good convination of books are this one and "Thinking in Java" from Bruce Eckel. Buy the two books and you will have almost everything you need.
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Summary: Good reference to a reference
Review: This book is a wonderful addition to a java developer's library. This book will greatly complement introductory or textbook-style books with its concrete examples and thorough coverage of concepts in a realistic context. IF you are looking for your first book on java - this book won't be your first choice - but it will be a very strong second to complement your new found java skills and show how to apply those new found skills will interesting, full-functional, "meaty" sample programs that are easy to reference based on topic. Great Reference! If you are found of the O'Reilly style of reference a great first java book would be "Learning Java" by Niemeyer and Knudsen.
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Summary: Good reference to a reference
Review: This book is a wonderful addition to a java developer's library. This book will greatly complement introductory or textbook-style books with its concrete examples and thorough coverage of concepts in a realistic context. IF you are looking for your first book on java - this book won't be your first choice - but it will be a very strong second to complement your new found java skills and show how to apply those new found skills will interesting, full-functional, "meaty" sample programs that are easy to reference based on topic. Great Reference! If you are found of the O'Reilly style of reference a great first java book would be "Learning Java" by Niemeyer and Knudsen.
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Summary: The First Place I Look
Review: This book is absolutely fantastic! Whenever there is an area that I need to come up to speed on quickly, I look in this book and skip the 1000 page tome du jour. For example, I started exploring JDBC with this book (the subject of about 15 pages), typed in the example and used JavaDocs for the rest. Saved me a lot of time.
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