Black Art of Java Game Programming

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Summary: Best book on the market
Review: Though a little antiquated by now, BAJGP is still a great book for game programming in java. The two things I like most about the book are 1. Authors reinforce object oriented paradigm throughout the book via source code and explicit sections 2. Great gaming examples and tips (especially, the multi-user part).

Rating:
Summary: This book rocks!
Review: What a great way to learn java! I read several boring java books and made little progress until I picked this one up. Games give you a visual way to understand OOP and learn java without falling asleep. I'm not done with the book yet but so far I've had no problems compiling or running with jdk1.3. And because this book concentrates on applets its a great book for web developers like myself. You won't find many new books on applets anyway which is ashame. Yes, 1996 is an old book but many of the lesson's learned are timeless. Lots of good examples if you are a visual learner like me.

Rating:
Summary: This book rocks!
Review: What a great way to learn java! I read several boring java books and made little progress until I picked this one up. Games give you a visual way to understand OOP and learn java without falling asleep. I'm not done with the book yet but so far I've had no problems compiling or running with jdk1.3. And because this book concentrates on applets its a great book for web developers like myself. You won't find many new books on applets anyway which is ashame. Yes, 1996 is an old book but many of the lesson's learned are timeless. Lots of good examples if you are a visual learner like me.