AppletTalk.com Java discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Best Java Textbook          AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> Java Help View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message al.whitener@earthlink.net Guest Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:36 am    Post subject: Best Java Textbook What's the best book for a beginner to start learning Java with? TIA Back to top Michael Dunn Guest Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:54 am    Post subject: Re: Best Java Textbook <al.whitener (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote : What's the best book for a beginner to start learning Java with? : : TIA "Head First Java" is a good book to have in your library. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0596004656/qid=1076644205/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-1344635-8031046?v=glance&s=books Back to top Erwin Moller Guest Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 10:30 am    Post subject: Re: Best Java Textbook [email]al.whitener (AT) earthlink (DOT) net[/email] wrote: Quote: What's the best book for a beginner to start learning Java with? TIA I liked 'core java' by Hostmann and Cornell a lot. Very good for beginners with some programming background, but relatively new to OOP. One advise on Java: If you are learning it and don't get a certain subject completely, don't skip it, but reread it again. Be sure to do a lot of hands-on pratice during study too. When I first studied Java I made the mistake to jump to advanched subject too soon, resulting in complete confusion, which in turn resulted in doing it all again. That is a waste of time. Good luck! Regards, Erwin Moller Back to top TechBookReport Guest Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:25 am    Post subject: Re: Best Java Textbook <al.whitener (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote Quote: What's the best book for a beginner to start learning Java with? TIA The firm favourites seem to be: Java: How To Program Head First Java Thinking In Java (though not recommended for the beginning programmer, good if you're switching to Java from something else). All of these are reviewed at TechBookReport (http://www.techbookreport.com/JavaIndex.html) HTH Back to top darren_uk Guest Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:24 pm    Post subject: What about "Teach yourself Java2 in 21 days"? (Re: Best Java [email]al.whitener (AT) earthlink (DOT) net[/email] wrote: Quote: What's the best book for a beginner to start learning Java with? TIA Could I ask for people's advice on my choice of book: (my background is 15 years Unix with shell scripting, and a little understanding of OO from reading beginner's books on C++ and Java) I'm using Rogers Cadenhead & Laura Lemay's "Sams Teach Yourself Java2 in 21 days" 3rd edition - which is copyright 2003 and covers SDK1.4 so I figured it is reasonably up to date. What about the online tutorials (eg Sun's own)? Many thanks for your replu. Back to top Jon A. Cruz Guest Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:15 am    Post subject: Re: What about "Teach yourself Java2 in 21 days"? (Re: Best darren_uk wrote: Quote: (my background is 15 years Unix with shell scripting, and a little understanding of OO from reading beginner's books on C++ and Java) I'm using Rogers Cadenhead & Laura Lemay's "Sams Teach Yourself Java2 in 21 days" 3rd edition - which is copyright 2003 and covers SDK1.4 so I figured it is reasonably up to date. What about the online tutorials (eg Sun's own)? Work with Sun's and also with "Thinking in Java". (I too started with 21 days myself waaaay back. Think it was the 1st edition) :-) Chances are the trails in the Tutorial will help you address issues, learn points, etc. while TiJ will help cover OO, approach via Java, etc. Back to top Andrew Thompson Guest Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 12:04 pm    Post subject: Re: What about "Teach yourself Java2 in 21 days"? (Re: Best darren_uk wrote: Quote: al.whitener (AT) earthlink (DOT) net wrote: What's the best book for a beginner to start learning Java with? ... Could I ask for people's advice on my choice of book: (my background is 15 years Unix with shell scripting, and a little understanding of OO from reading beginner's books on C++ and Java) I came to Java from a background of Cobol, Pascal, and a smidgeon of Basic & Fortran. My first 'Java' program had all the Java keywords, compiled and ran under a JVM, but was _written_ in _Cobol_ (Cobava?).. It actually read (and ran) like a Cobol program. My comment would be, ensure you understand the OO side of Java, or you may not get the benefits. I doubt that a 'teach yourself in 21 days' book would cover much of that. -- Andrew Thompson * http://www.PhySci.org/ Open-source software suite * http://www.PhySci.org/codes/ Web & IT Help * http://www.1point1C.org/ Science & Technology Back to top darren_uk Guest Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:55 am    Post subject: Re: What about "Teach yourself Java2 in 21 days"? (Re: Best Andrew Thompson wrote: Quote: My comment would be, ensure you understand the OO side of Java, or you may not get the benefits. I doubt that a 'teach yourself in 21 days' book would cover much of that. It's actually not too bad. "Day 1" is devoted to O0. Granted it's only 23 pages long though. Also, as I've since discovered since my original post, BlueJ is great for teaching the OO paradigm because it shows the classes and "extends" and "uses" graphically. Back to top Sonja Guest Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 1:21 am    Post subject: Re: What about "Teach yourself Java2 in 21 days"? (Re: Best On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 00:55:33 +0000, darren_uk <none (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote: Quote: Also, as I've since discovered since my original post, BlueJ is great for teaching the OO paradigm because it shows the classes and "extends" and "uses" graphically. In my first Java class we used BlueJ. It helped immensely. It was hard to make the jump to using javac for compiling, java for executing, and packages. Most of the students in the class just learn what they are spoon fed. To get to the next level of Java one must go beyond what can be taught in the classroom. Sonja Back to top david Guest Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 1:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Best Java Textbook "TechBookReport" <tbr (AT) nospam (DOT) spam> wrote Quote: al.whitener (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote in message news:1DXWb.3303$W74.1574 (AT) newsread1 (DOT) news.atl.earthlink.net... What's the best book for a beginner to start learning Java with? TIA The firm favourites seem to be: Java: How To Program Head First Java Thinking In Java (though not recommended for the beginning programmer, good if you're switching to Java from something else). All of these are reviewed at TechBookReport (http://www.techbookreport.com/JavaIndex.html) HTH i also found using the online API docs, as well as javaranch.com is good. TIJ is a good book, but i have also found getting a hard copy of the Java Developer's Almanac useful. has lots of examples for you to play with. Some of the Sun Certifcation books made by new riders or Coriolis are good. i found one on discount at borders for like 2 bucks. it may not be up to date, but still useful. and write LOTS of code. not just copy and paste. MODIFY. WRITE FROM SCRATCH.. and use google groups too. dont be afraid to ask questions.. even the ones that sometime irritate people on newsgroups. this is the best way to learn java.. dont just limit yourself to one book, use every available resource. 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