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Advantages: Easy to use and read.
Disadvantages: A hefty book.

As a Computer Science student, I've seen my fair share of books attempting to show me how to program in various languages. Up until now, over at least 6 years of various programming related courses covering a number of different programming languages, I'v ...

TheDuke 30.01.2002 · Read full review
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Review of Beginning Javascript - Paul Wilton

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A great intro to JAVA if you need one

Advantages: clear, easy to read, informative
Disadvantages: only of interest if you're into this sorta stuff

Understanding Object Oriented Programming with JAVA by Timothy Budd is a very approachable book and quite easy to read. It might help if you have a basic understanding of computers, but other than that you can dive straight into this book and it will g ...

djhendra 11.10.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Understanding Object-Oriented Programming with JAVA - Timothy Budd

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Urg Whoops Maybe

Advantages: Internet page. An easy start.
Disadvantages: No real reference value.

There is every reason to believe that the Visual Quickstart Guide “JavaScript for the World Wide Web” is, in its way, a good book. I suppose. I bought the book as someone who can program, well, let me clarify that further, I’m a Computing Science stude ...

Manx 27.11.2000 · Read full review
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Review of JavaScript for the World Wide Web - Dori Smith, Tom Negrino

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Very useful

Advantages: Good reference
Disadvantages: First time programmers may want to look elsewhere

...book claims to teach you JavaScript the quick and easy way. That’s a bit of a false claim as there is no quick and easy way to learn any programming language to anything beyond the basic level. This is still a good book though. As I already know a co ...

yhwman 10.08.2000 · Read full review
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Review of JavaScript for the World Wide Web - Dori Smith, Tom Negrino

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Recommended by University

Advantages: Covers lots
Disadvantages: Uses a custom class as a short hand

I brought this book based on it being recommended by one of my lecturers at the University of Birmingham and I have to say, in general I am glad I did. It introduces some of the fundamental concepts of Java, such as Object Oriented programming and inherit ...

yhwman 10.08.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Java - Walter Savitch

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