Java Programming 10-Minute Solutions

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Summary: Great for the Developer in a Hurry!
Review: This is a great book for someone who needs to find solutions to problems quickly. However, don't consider buying this book unless you have a good knowledge of Java to begin with. I specifically worked through all of the solutions in the File I/O, String Handling, XML Processing, Distributed Programming Using XML, Searching and Sorting, Threads, JDBC Database Access, and Ant, JUnit, and XDoclet sections. All of these sections provided me with good information about topics needed while working on a recent project.

All of the code worked as advertised. You wouldn't believe how often I run into code that doesn't work. Mark did a great job telling me how to reuse code in other applications. The solutions actually did take around 10 minutes each to read. Too often I've found that 10 minutes often means a day or more. I found the coverage of topics was great. I especially found the coverage of search techniques helpful. In short, I got a lot more out of this book that I have some other books on the market. I think Mark did a great job.