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Summary: Real examples, real code, real explanations...
Review: This book provides thorough, informative and example-by-example solutions on whichever subject you are working on. Each chapter is well described, and has the content, backing, and real-life codeing explanation one needs to get through the book, and utilize in real-life situations.If you are a novice programmer looking to break into the JAVA programming world, or have some experience in AWT, SWING, etc... THIS IS A MUST. I am a C++ programmer, making the switch. And Steven has made it a lot easier.
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Summary: Good introduction Java book
Review: This is probably one of the fine introduction books on Java. The author provides a clear explanation on a variety of Java topics. But we have to accept the fact that no book can cover everything about Java deeply. This one is not an exception. Other advanced topics in Java, such as I/O, threads, networking, JDBC, are not deeply covered. The author just went through all of them. In conclusion, this book is a good and comprehensive book for introduction to Java's major topics. Another good introduction book is Beginning Java 2. In my opinion, this book gives many simple examples to explain the Java concepts clearly, while "Beginning Java 2" provides more deep explanations and examples. You can get either one. On the other hands, I favor single-topic books for major Java features!
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