AppletTalk.com Java discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Which are the "must own" Java books?          AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> comp.lang.java View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message David Ricketts Guest Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:58 pm    Post subject: Which are the "must own" Java books? I'm familiar with all the must own books for C++ developers, the Meyers, the Sutters, the Alexandrescus, etc. But what are the "must own" books for Java? Back to top David Orriss Jr Guest Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:10 am    Post subject: Re: Which are the "must own" Java books? On 3/6/2007 5:58:33 AM, "David Ricketts" wrote: Quote: I'm familiar with all the must own books for C++ developers, the Meyers, the Sutters, the Alexandrescus, etc. But what are the "must own" books for Java? That's a rather open-ended question and depends on multiple factors. Not the least of which is your skill level and what you want to *write* in Java. -- "My first thought was, he lied in every word, That hoary cripple, with malicious eye Askance to watch the working of his lie" - Browning (remove 'invalid domain' to reply) Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Back to top Lew Guest Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Which are the "must own" Java books? David Orriss Jr wrote: Quote: On 3/6/2007 5:58:33 AM, "David Ricketts" wrote: I'm familiar with all the must own books for C++ developers, the Meyers, the Sutters, the Alexandrescus, etc. But what are the "must own" books for Java? Joshua Bloch, /Effective Java/. Sun's online tutorial. The Java Language Specification (JLS), also available from Sun online. -- Lew Back to top John W. Kennedy Guest Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Which are the "must own" Java books? David Ricketts wrote: Quote: I'm familiar with all the must own books for C++ developers, the Meyers, the Sutters, the Alexandrescus, etc. But what are the "must own" books for Java? I quite like "Core Java", by Horstmann and Cornell. (Anyone know if there's to be a 6.0 update?) -- John W. Kennedy "The blind rulers of Logres Nourished the land on a fallacy of rational virtue." -- Charles Williams. "Taliessin through Logres: Prelude" Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> comp.lang.java 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.