Programming

Helpful Java textbook

Advantages: Clear, with advanced features covered
Disadvantages: A little too thick perhaps?

...refer back to later. Core Java is one such book. It comes in 2 volumes, the first covering the basics and the second the more complex aspects. It breaks you in gently, but refrains from taking the approach of other books and loading you down with more theory than you need, and not actually giving you any code to work on until the 215th page. You feel as though you’re actually getting somewhere with Core Java, and this is encouraging. Important ...
...parsing, and I think this is an important advantage, especially for hardened programmers trying to get to grips with a new language for a specific aim. I have found this book most useful for my Java course at university, both as a reference book and as a tutorial guide. I would recommend it heartily to anyone thinking of studying the subject or taking up the language - excellent. ...

Excelle 11.12.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Core Java 2 by Cay S. Horstmann & Gary Cornell