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Summary: Very cool book!
Review: I came across this book recently and was intrigued by the concept. After having read it I'm thoroughly pleased. Most books don't show you how to do the "cool stuff" in programming. This book does that. I've always wondered how AI type programming worked and this book shed some light on it in a real-world fashion. I also enjoyed the chapters on programming Internet-based applications. I have so many ideas now that I know how things work behind the scenes. I definitely recommend this book to others who enjoy tinkering with different types of programs. You'll learn alot!
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Summary: Very cool book!
Review: I came across this book recently and was intrigued by the concept. After having read it I'm thoroughly pleased. Most books don't show you how to do the "cool stuff" in programming. This book does that. I've always wondered how AI type programming worked and this book shed some light on it in a real-world fashion. I also enjoyed the chapters on programming Internet-based applications. I have so many ideas now that I know how things work behind the scenes. I definitely recommend this book to others who enjoy tinkering with different types of programs. You'll learn alot!
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Summary: Very cool book!
Review: I came across this book recently and was intrigued by the concept. After having read it I'm thoroughly pleased. Most books don't show you how to do the "cool stuff" in programming. This book does that. I've always wondered how AI type programming worked and this book shed some light on it in a real-world fashion. I also enjoyed the chapters on programming Internet-based applications. I have so many ideas now that I know how things work behind the scenes. I definitely recommend this book to others who enjoy tinkering with different types of programs. You'll learn alot!
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Summary: easy read, fun examples
Review: I enjoyed tinkering around with the code examples in the book. Lots of neat ideas and the book filled in the gaps where I was curious about how some things work.
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: I have nothing to say except thanks.With the help of this book,my skill of java problem had been improved to a higher level.I will recommend it to my friends who are studying java and also are meeting the problems that I met.
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Summary: Well done herbert!!
Review: I have to admit! The first time I saw this book on amazon.com, I imagined a java book with same old stuff. The used price of the book was relatively high as well. My passion for java made me go for this book, and boy I am so glad that I did. The fact is there is a difference between knowing java and being able to use java to write some cool applications. The latter is the mission of this book. Whether you are interested in Java-AI or just want to write your own Internet Explorer, this book shows you how. So, what are you waiting for! Buy it, enjoy it, and when you are don e with every bit of it, pass it on to others.
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Summary: This is a really great book!
Review: I just got my copy and it looks great! Schildt and Holmes have done an outstanding job on this one. Unlike so many other books, which only teach the basics of Java, this book demonstrates how to use Java to actually do something practical! My two favorite chapters are Schildt's expression parser and Holmes' Web crawler. I whole heartedly recommend this book to any serious Java programmer
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Summary: Excelent Book
Review: I've buyed the book today ( in spanish ), and, even not being a skilled Java programmer, I've enjoyed the first chapters. It resembles me the excelent work that Herbert Schildt does in Dr. Dobbs Magazine, a lot of years ago ( sorry, Herb ), and when I saw the getToken() method into the code, this inmediatelly remembers me the "Build your own C interpreter" article, which I've loved it. After five years of "boring" network's administration, I've make the decission of to get more involved into Java developement, and take the Herbert and James's book was the right choice to me. By the way, this is not a beginner's book, but with a little effort, and a middle knowledge of Java and OOP, you are on the way. The best money I've spended.
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Summary: A good book
Review: Mr. Schildt is a great writer and a first class thinker. This book is up to his usual standard. But I have some quibbles:1. He uses AWT in a few spots. Does anyone use AWT anymore? Swing would have been more beneficial. 2. The code is not refactored. I would image Mr. Schildt had to do this because of the limits on book size but the impact of the book would have been much higher if had applied ExtractMethod a few times. All in all, another excellent book from Mr. Schildt.
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Summary: A good book
Review: Mr. Schildt is a great writer and a first class thinker. This book is up to his usual standard. But I have some quibbles: 1. He uses AWT in a few spots. Does anyone use AWT anymore? Swing would have been more beneficial. 2. The code is not refactored. I would image Mr. Schildt had to do this because of the limits on book size but the impact of the book would have been much higher if had applied ExtractMethod a few times. All in all, another excellent book from Mr. Schildt.
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