AppletTalk.com Java discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Suggestions For Good Java Books          AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> Java Help View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message noid droid Guest Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:00 am    Post subject: Suggestions For Good Java Books I'm looking for some suggestions for *good* Java programming books. I'd like the book to be current. Java 2 is newer, right? I have C++ and VB programming experience. I know basic programming, so I don't need lessons on what loops and other programming basics are. I don't want a book that devotes a whole lot of space to teaching the basics. A little is OK. But not a lot. I want a Java tutorial, not just a reference. I want to learn the features of the language, libraries, etc. I've learned that a good book is hard to find. So, that's why I'm asking for suggestions. I don't want to waste my money. If you have any suggestions, please provide them. Thanks. Back to top Arun Guest Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 9:21 am    Post subject: Re: Suggestions For Good Java Books The best book I've seen is "Heads up Java" - another O'Reilly offering :-) But if you know C++, then the best thing would be to pick up Core Java 1 & 2 by Horstmann. And ofcourse, as someone suggested, the Sun tutorials :-) noid droid <noid> wrote Quote: I'm looking for some suggestions for *good* Java programming books. I'd like the book to be current. Java 2 is newer, right? I have C++ and VB programming experience. I know basic programming, so I don't need lessons on what loops and other programming basics are. I don't want a book that devotes a whole lot of space to teaching the basics. A little is OK. But not a lot. I want a Java tutorial, not just a reference. I want to learn the features of the language, libraries, etc. I've learned that a good book is hard to find. So, that's why I'm asking for suggestions. I don't want to waste my money. If you have any suggestions, please provide them. Thanks. Back to top Hank Barta Guest Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 4:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Suggestions For Good Java Books In comp.lang.java.programmer noid droid <noid> wrote: Quote: I'm looking for some suggestions for *good* Java programming books. I highly recommend "Thinking in Java" by Bruce Eckel. You can even download a copy from http://mindview.net/Books. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> Java Help All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Java Newsgroups----------------Java DiscussionsWeb-based java games comp.lang.java 3D Graphics API's for Java Java: Support and criticism Java System Announcements comp.lang.java.api JavaBeans Java and CORBA Java and Databases comp.lang.java.developer Java GUI Toolkits Java Help comp.lang.java.javascript JVM, native methods and hardware comp.lang.java.misc Java Language Programming Security and Java comp.lang.java.setup Java Software Tools comp.lang.java.tech ibm.software.java.linux  Non-English Java Newsgroups----------------Java Language (German)Language Java (Français)Java (Italian)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.