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Summary: A "Must" for Java programmers. Five stars and more.
Review: Anyone familiar with the Petzold book Programming Windows will know what I mean when I say that this is the "Petzold" of Java Swing. Topley gives thorough, deep and authoritative coverage of the Swing APIs in a very readable manner. Considering the ever-changing nature of Swing until the final release of JDK1.2, Topley did an incredible job of pulling it all together and explaining it in a way that makes it easy to understand. This is the perfect supplement to the API documentation.Not only has Topley created the essential Swing reference work, he continues to bring the code up-to-date on his website to reflect the package name changes that have recently been made. This kind of effort deserves 6 stars instead of the five I gave it. I can't wait for volume 2!!
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Summary: I'm a C++ guy, not a Java guy...
Review: so I found it quite useful. If you are like some of the people I've hired in the last few years; you learned Java first...don't bother. Though easily dated, it is the kind of book I like to have on hand when I'm trying to meet a deadline and am working into the wee hours (with few people I'd feel comfortable calling to ask stupid, obvious questions.)
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Summary: Best Swing book, the only Swing book that you need.
Review: I am a newbie in both java and Swing world, and have auctioned at least 10 Swing books, until I find this one... Topey UNDERSTANDS Swing very well and it makes difference. He also takes great care of writting this book, he provides clear building blocks to build a Swing application; and nothing is overlooked--e.g. what are RGB number and how to manipulate it....In the first few chapters, he provides many details about Swing which require time to digest before most reader can advance to the next. The book is printed on high quality paper and is inexpensive for its contents. It serves both as tutorial for novices and as reference for advanced programmer. I own many technical books in different fields, most of them are mediocre, some are good, few are great. Overall, This book is exceptional.
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Summary: Excellent book
Review: This is the best book on Swing that I have seen. It explains the concepts behind each JFC widget and provides useful, simple examples. These are followed by more expert-type variations. If you buy one book on Swing/JFC, this is my recommendation.
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Summary: Great JFC Book
Review: Outstanding. I was a beginner with Java & JFC. This book took me through intermediate & up to expert level. JFC underlying structure is explained early on. Each new component family is explained in great detail & lots of high-quality examples. I am a very tough critic when it comes to these sw books, and this was the first one I actually wanted to write the author & thank him/her for such a great job. I couldn't stop reading it! This book is true gold. Only negatives: some minor typos; covered beta of JFC (swing) so once in a while an api changed - this did not hinder the effectiveness of the book (just refer to the Java API when in doubt).
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