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Summary: What Great Teaching!
Review: I've been enjoying this book immensely! I very much appreciate the author's effort to make it so clearly written, well-organized, and easy to read and understand. Her teaching style is great, too, and has been really effective for me. (I actually look forward to reading this book, as opposed to the pain I experience when approaching some other programming books.) As a newcomer to programming, and after having tried out several other intro Java books, I've found, even by just reading the first few chapters of this book, the whole OOP thing and the Java language (what I know so far) are both so much clearer to me... both the concepts and syntax. Time reading her book is time extremely well spent. Cudos to Ms. Barker for the excellent teaching and jump start into Java and OOP!
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Summary: This book does tell FROM CONCEPTS TO CODE
Review: As the title implies, this book makes an excellent effort to describe object oriented programming. It will help understanding many OOP concepts, Polymorphism, Abstract Classes are a name to few, to beginners or those who are familiar with Java syntax but do not know actually what is going on behind the code. In the meantime those users who know OOP concepts and Java syntax but having problem in modeling those concepts and syntax, this book will definitely help them also. The first part is dedicated to object oriented programming and in the second part, the book tries to model an application using UML and then into a full-blown application in final part using file persistence and graphical interface. Though this book tries to teach java in two chapters, but I think it is not possible for a reader to feel comfortable with that much lessons especially if one has no c++ experience. I think those users who do not have any c++ or java experience can justify my words. Finally the book title clearly indicates "Beginning Java Object", so if an experienced user gets frustrated with part 1 or any other part, this is not a book fault.
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Summary: An Excellent effort - Complete OO/Java Roadmap
Review: This book rocks! Once in a while you find a book that completely covers everything you need to learn, I was looking for a book that would take me from OOP through UML and onto Java, and this book solidly delivers on all three counts. If your learning Java and have a basic understanding of OOP, then this is the book for you. Dont Hesitate, buy this book now! You wont regret it...
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Summary: An Experienced Developer's Perspective
Review: This book is absolutely fabulous! If you are looking for a book that clearly and concisely teaches object oriented concepts as well as Java, you have just found it. I like to see how and why something works and the reasons behind it, and the author has done an outstanding job of accomplishing this goal. I applaud the fact that this book not only teaches OO concepts, but also how to build an object model, and then how to translate that model into an application (actual Java code). The book takes the reader from the basic building blocks to a complete complex system. It is a very unique and powerfully effective approach!
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Summary: Clear Object Thinking with Real-World Java Examples
Review: As an instructor of many intro-level software courses, I have not found a better book to explain object concepts in a more clear and consistent manner than Beginning Java Objects. Jacquie Barker's enthusiastic writing style and her concrete examples guide the reader through the sometimes difficult transition to 'thinking objects,' as well as paving the way to grasping the Java 2 language. A recommended text for any beginning student in software development, especially those who are struggling with how to apply object-oriented concepts in the Java programming language.
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Summary: Excellent Intro to OO concepts and Java concepts
Review: I thought this book was an excellent start for programmers who haven't really learned true OO theory, just syntax. This book is not for the Java programmer looking for any code. But the author in Chapters 7 & 13 covers topics like abstract classes, interfaces, static variables and methods, as well as inheritance in general. I found that it cleared up the basic foundation of OO prgogramming for me. I am a novice Java programmer (1 year). Anyone lookign to get a good primer on OO concepts who already knows programming (doesnt even have to be Java) will love this book!
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Summary: Excellent introduction to object theory and program modeling
Review: This is a really good book. It is an excellent introduction to those new to object theory and program modeling in Java, or any object-oriented programming language for that matter. It is obvious that the author really knows her material and is an excellent teacher. Everything is explained in a gentle and easy-to-understand manner, and the sample program developed throughout the book (a college student registration program) was a good choice. I would have given the book 5 stars if it had not been for its miniscule typeface (probably the publisher's decision and not the authors). Also, for those with no prior programming knowledge or experience, I would recommend reading an introductory book about computer programming in general before reading this book. Otherwise, an excellent book. Bravo!
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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: Terrific intro to objects and Java. Jacquie Barker really knows how to explain complicated topics simply, supplemented by concise, clear diagrams. I had read some other Java tutorials on the Web, but some of the explanations were hard to grasp. Then Jacquie came along, and more than once I said to myself, "Aha! So that's what they meant!" Even her code samples contains lots of explanatory comments. I can't think of a single negative about this book. Jacquie, if you're out there, would you write another?
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Summary: Simply the best book on oo programming out there
Review: > I realize that what books work well for individual programmers can vary > greatly, but this book is simply the best book on coding that I've read > since an old Microsoft Press Book, Variations in C. I bought Beginning Java > Objects today and have worked through the first 3 chapters. It's corrected > many fuzzy ideas that I've held about object oriented programming (despite > development in C++, Java and 4gls such as Powerbuilder). The author is clearly > > enthusiastic about her topic and this attitude carries over into her text > and style making this book a good read as well as a valuable reference. I > haven't been this excited by a computer book since Bach, Godel and Escher.
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Summary: This is the book I was looking for
Review: With all the UML/OOP books on the market none of them are of a "modeling to coding" style - until now. Jacquie Barker explains concepts very well (something that is very difficult to do especially with Java/OO). And this book will show you how to model, and map that model to code using a real world project. I enjoyed reading this book very much.
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