Java How to Program, 2nd Edition

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Summary: Excellent reference book
Review: A couple of years ago, I was taking a class on Java. The textbook for the course was terrible. The explanations for things weren't all that great, and trying to find something in the index was nearly impossible. So I went to my local bookstore and picked out a Java book that looked good. (That would be Java How to Program, 2nd Edition). The book has been an excellent resource ever since. I still refer to it whenever I write Java code. It is organized well and covers nearly every topic there is. In addition, each subject is explained in depth, and the language is understandable.

This book is definately worth a look!

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Summary: Excellent reference book
Review: A couple of years ago, I was taking a class on Java. The textbook for the course was terrible. The explanations for things weren't all that great, and trying to find something in the index was nearly impossible. So I went to my local bookstore and picked out a Java book that looked good. (That would be Java How to Program, 2nd Edition). The book has been an excellent resource ever since. I still refer to it whenever I write Java code. It is organized well and covers nearly every topic there is. In addition, each subject is explained in depth, and the language is understandable.

This book is definately worth a look!

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Summary: I got promoted after reading this book
Review: Hi, my name is John Reynolds. I am a manager at a big insurance firm. People work under me used to laugh at me behind my back becase I manage people by bully them. After I read this book, it all changed. I now spend 1/2 hour every evening writing java programs in Deitels' style and then show them at work the next day. These programs usually take real java programmers two months to complete. I also learned a lot of buzwords from this book. I can use them to intimidate people in the company too. What a deal! If you want to be like me, buy this book! Deitels are great. I wish I was married to both of them.

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Summary: Good programming tips,poor structure!NOt for beginners.
Review: I almost finished this book.After trying couple simple projects,I found it is hard to refer.The authors didn't mension many details.The spirits of JAVA are the OO usages,the OO-concepts in this book are ver weak. I don't think the authors are good at JAVA programming.

However the software engineering tips are helpful.

Because of lacking good structurein inside,I don't recommend beginners buy this book.

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Summary: Great Layout
Review: I found the layout of this book very helpful. Especially the Software Engineering Observations, Good Programming Practices and Common Programming Errors that are sprinkled through the text do a good job in summarizing and highlighting important ideas. I have only highlighted very few words or fragments, most of it is already done for you! It is not always an easy read, granted, and I went back to it again and again, but I found the material very solid and I think I have learned a lot on Java and Object Oriented Programming. It isn't my only book on Java, but it was my first one. It was also my first programming book.

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Summary: Poor page layout
Review: I used this book as a refresher on programming, plus to learn Java after having only known Pascal and Fortran, but without having exposure to object oriented programming.

The authors often make the mistake of using example code that contains techniques and methods that aren't covered until later chapters. Also, while the chapters proceed in a well developed order, topics within the chapter are poorly organized so that you often don't understand why a particular sub-topic is being covered at the moment.

Finally, the page layout, font size, and font type are the worse I've seen in any manual on Java I've bought since. Lines are spaced too closely together, key ideas fail to stand out, insufficient whitespace, lack of section headers, etc. The layout editor ought to be fired.

However, the book is good in that it provides a wide selection of topics and does cover just about every fundamental that you'd want to know about Java, including numerous examples.

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Summary: Great Place to start Java!
Review: I'm a Computer Science Major and I took an upper level CS class that had an unannounced requirement to know java (optional at the beginning of the class but required by the last few assignments). So I had to teach myself Java and I started with this book. This book is an excellent starter for anyone who wants to get a beginners grasp of OOP and a very basic look at threads and Network programming in Java. Once I was past Chapter 1 and 2 (applets and apps) it was pretty easy to pick up the rest of Java's nuances through Deitel's examples and programming tips through out the book.. Deitel gives a very concise and straight forward description of Object Oriented concepts and definitions. If you want to learn Java quickly and with lots of easy to understand examples (some books put code out there that is impossible to decipher) get Deitels' book. Can't wait for the Advanced Java book!

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Summary: Good book to learn JAVA
Review: It is a good book to learn Java. I re-coded almost all of the examples by myself. And i did some modified. It is really useful for me. Only a litter missatified, they did not discuss about Servlet and EJB.

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Summary: Great for experienced programmer
Review: Java How to Program is a great text for the experienced C++ programmer. In fact it seems to be a rewritten version of C++ How to Program. The book is reasonably comprehensive. Four stars for content, including swing. It is a must for the experienced programmer determined to learn Java.

However, this book is quite complex and challenging for the beginning programmer. One must read the text once just to get a basic understanding of Java, and then read it again to fully comprehend it.

Begining Java students SHOULD read this book, but I would recommend that they try a more user friendly introductory text first. Perhaps one of Chapman's, or Bishop and Bishop's texts would be good.

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Summary: The wording is confusing!
Review: This is a must book for all those who are new to Object oriented programming concepts.

It explains each new concept accurately with examples.

The graphical presentation in this book is tremendous.

Unlike other Java books, this book does not have the bulky Java API documentation which is not required.