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Summary: of all the books I bought, this was the best
Review: Preface: I'm a graduate student in Human-Computer Interaction, and just finished 2 semesters of Java programming at a university.When I buy technical books, I'll usually buy a bunch at a time, because the odds are that at least one book will make the other purchases worthwhile. I bought Java XML, Java Servelets, Mathematics for Computer Graphics, Thinking in Java, and Java Objects. The Java Objects book was my lucky lottery ticket this time, and I didn't really have high hopes for the book at first. However, its conceptual presentation of OOP programming finally made the language useful as a problem-solving tool. I wish my professor had required all us beginner Java students to read this book before actually learning how to write code. In fact, I'm applying the object-modelling skills from this book to the Actionscript language in Macromedia Flash.
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Summary: A students view.....
Review: As a entry level programmer and beginning student of Java, this is one of the best books for getting and intoduction to Java AND learning important programming topics related to the language. I learned Java programming before I even picked up this book. The Object Orient programming topics help me understand the importance of developing a program with a good design. The author eloquently teaches the reader topics every programmer should know. Even if you are not a Java developer, you should read this book. This book should be made mandatory for developers and students. It is a must have. I just hope the author creates a follow-up.
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Summary: The best book to start with Java programming
Review: Before learning Java, you must master OO concepts,without a good background of OO, you won't use Java language,properly. This book go step by step for newbies,it explains clearly the OO concepts, gives a good introduction to UML(as an analysis tool before programming) and of course explains the java language.
If you know nothing aboutjava language and OO concepts, this is the BOOK you should buy to start. You will enjoy the first page to the last.
The only negative point,is that the answers of the exercices are not available.
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Summary: Get this book, along with Ivor Horton's "Beginning Java 2"
Review: Great job, Ms. Barker! This book easily explains OOP from a Java programmer's perspective. Java Programmers - whether you are just learning Java or you are approaching an intermediate level, get this book and use it along with Ivor Horton's "Beginning Java 2". These two are a great complement to one another. "Beginning Java 2" will show you how-to code an application, while "Beginning Java Objects: From Concept to Code" will show you the how-to design an application.
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Summary: I would give 6 stars
Review: I am an accountant and have some experience in VB programming but know nothing about Java. After reading Jacquie's book, I find it easy to read other advanced books, such as Professional JSP and Professional Java Data. The author is not only a Java expert, but also an excelent teacher. She nows how to help new comers understand the essential concepts. Thanks Jacquie.
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Summary: "Java Objects" clears the fog for non-java programmer
Review: Ms. Barker's book is a life saver. Last summer I enrolled in a Java programming course at the local junior college in order to update my programming skills (I'm an RPG programmer.) What a waste of my time. While I received an "A" in the course, I merely parroted the examples provided in each lesson. I could bounce balls and sink ships but I learned almost nothing about the Java language itself. And, because the tests were multiple-choice instead of program "snippets" I was able to pass each test with nearly perfect scores; something I couldn't do if the instructor required "real" answers. I have completed only part 1 of the book so far; but, it was enough to enable me to formulate some preliminary Java standards for our I.S. department and enabled me to communicate with the only other Java beginner on staff.
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Summary: Big disappointment
Review: I got this book and went through it before I took a Java programing class because the premsie of it is that you should learn object design before programing language. Without a knowledge of Java, I found it very hard to understand the OO concepts as presented in this title and would not recommend it as an OO book unless maybe you already know the language.
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Summary: Finally, the "BIG PICTURE"
Review: Every book I've seen on programming (which is quite a few) discuss the individual pieces of the programming puzzle. There are many books on use cases, modelling, coding, testing, etc., but nothing to explain how all of those parts fit together -- until this book. Ms. Barker will open your eyes to the "big picture" of programming. The light will come on as you actually see the use case statements, watch her model and then code a complete program from start to finish, step-by-step, using a specific language (not psuedo-code).
This is a one-of-a-kind book! Unless one has been recently published, there is no other book that shows the entire puzzle, and not just the individual pieces -- believe me I've looked!
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Summary: Barker delivers at the beginner's level
Review: Being from the old school of brute force programming, it has been difficult to capture the essence of this object oriented wave. I had yet to see an object anywhere in software yet! However, Barker makes the concept so clear in such a concise manner that I've seen the light!
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Summary: Not as good as they say
Review: The OO concepts are explained well and the balloon idea is good but the information isn't very deep and there's some useless material on methodology. For a better book on methodology and OO (and UML) see Craig Larman's popular "Applying UML & Patterns", the second edition of which just recently became available.
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