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Summary: Who is this book for?
Review: If you are a beginner this book is not complete and sometimes is very confusing. A lot of very important language basics just briefly mentioned. You will not learn java using this book. If you already familiar with java this book will not give you any valuable knowledge. I would recomend "java in a nutshell". For beginners "how to program in java".
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Summary: Good for someone who understands the basics of programming
Review: As long as you understand Object-Oriented Programming basics, this is a good place to start for learning Java. Good as a primer before you get into a book that covers Java more deeply. Of course, to really learn any language you need about 8 books on it, so don't be surprised if there's some things this book doesn't cover. It teaches you the basics of class structures, etc. and spends a lot of time on applets. I'd say that if you wanted to learn to write applications in Java 2, this is not the book for you. It mentions nothing-to-little about the implementation of data structures in Java (i.e. stacks, trees) and reading from / writing to files. Also, it assumes knowledge of SQL for the later, advanced chapters.
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Summary: Not recommended for beginning programmers
Review: This book does not try to help you if you are a beginner. It has codes which do not explain what the programming lines do, only what the program does. If you want a good java book and have no experience at all, get Java 2 by Ivor Horton.
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Summary: Recommended by a friend
Review: I read the comments on this page prior to purchasing the book. My friend, an accomplished programmer, recommended this book highly. I purchased it and guess what. It's awesome! I can't wait to use it as part of my reference library once I start using Java on my Web page.
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Summary: I'll never buy another Laura Lemay book
Review: This has to be the absolute worst programming book I've every encountered. It should be re-titled, "What Laura Lemay Could Learn about Java in 21 Days (which wasn't very much)". It is not appropriate for beginners for experienced programmers. In fact, it's so bad that I plan to use it for target practice when I get out to the range.
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Summary: I should read this book's review before I buy it......
Review: I spend the money to study Java, but the material of this book confuse me!I think it may be a good book to someone who already know java including awt, in order to understand the contains in this book ( if someone already know such material, why they read this book at all)! Or, I should say the first 5 days still o.k. (may be because I already know some OOP and C++ concept!), after that it start confuse me with no detail explanation for what he is talking about! If I read this REVIEW first, I think I will not buy this book at all, now I can feel why people have such feeling, it's not about the $ that I spend, it about my valuable TIME!!!!
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Summary: Reasonable introduction
Review: Yeah, it uses deprecated code, but for a total beginner to Java, it covers the basics. If you're writing for the web and this is your intro, you will learn how to write applets that everyone's browser can read (v1.02), so I definitely think that the material is relevant. Don't expect to learn everything about a language from one book, especially one of these tutorials, you'll always be disappointed. A book like this is for getting your feet wet in a relatively painless way. Also, if you need an intro to programming, get something else.
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Summary: A total rip-off.
Review: Who the authors think they are kidding? Most of the programs couldn't be compiled in Java 2 without a warning. I had to compile all programs with the"-deprecation" option. All the codes are taken as is from the book for the previous version with a few minor changes.
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Summary: Highly Recomended
Review: As for as Beginner point of view,It is the Excellent Book
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Summary: Great book for Jumping into Java.
Review: A great introduction to Object-Oriented programming, Methods and Classes. Fine examples in the early chapters. I highly recommend building these examples, getting them to work, then taking them apart to understand the how, when, why and where's of Java. About a quarter way into the book you're going to realize you need a good developers Reference guide. If you get there - the book has succeded in getting you emersed into the world of Java.
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