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Summary: Teach Yourelf Java
Review: I teach Java programming at a community college in Connecticut, USA. Initially I thought this book would be a good text for the course because it eased into the material slowly. Unfortunately it took me a while to see its shortcomings:1. its explanations in some areas are incomplete and unclear. 2. it delays introducing GUI concepts, the Abstract Windows Toolkit, until the last chapter. Instead, sample programs use the DOS command prompt and command line arguments until the last chapter. Today's students find this boring and unrealistic. 3. once it finally introduces AWT, it presents it only in the context of applets and avoids dealing with AWT applications.
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Summary: Very many examples make it easy to understand.
Review: I think anybody can understand the Java language by studying this book.Simple examples clarify the basic concept,a clever approach!
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Summary: Excellent example codes
Review: I was having a hard time understanding Java Exceptions/throw/throws. I read the chapter on Exceptions in this book. The chapter was full of short code examples that makes it easy to understand. I also loved the pre/post quiz and exercises. The writing appears to be very good.
The best Java book for beginners has to be Kathy Sierra's Head First Java. Although, Some think that that should be used as a supplement book. The second best beginner's book is Herb Schildt's beginning java. I would place this book 3rd. I would not purchase Ivor Horton's book or the Java in 24hours. However, Murach's Java 2 is an excellent combination of reference & learning material.
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Summary: Stolen!
Review: I was stupid enough to show this book to a friend. Now he has 'stolen' it and I will have to get a new copy myself... Teach yourself Java does not cover all you can learn about Java and it does not promise to teach you within this or that many days. The teaching technique in this book is REALLY GOOD, it nearly feels as if you had a teacher by your side! Very professionally done!
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Summary: If you are a beginner in the java world this is your Book!!!
Review: If you are a beginner, this is the book you need to have to in order to learn java. It's very simple to follow,excellent examples, and most important one line of thought. I really enjoyed reading and applying this book. I will definetely buy the updated version of Mr. O'neil or other of his books... great job!!! job well done....
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Summary: Very useful book.
Review: Mister O'Neil has chosen very effective strategy. Every chapter composed of a short theoretical introduction and working examples demonstrating the theory in practice. Definitely my level of Java programming has been considerably improved after reading this book. I would recommend this book for those readers who want to step up from beginning to intermediate level of Java programming.
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Summary: Not for beginners
Review: The book claims you don't need to know any Java or any other programming language. That's simply untrue. This is barely a "teach yourself" book. Its more like a well written reference. Best to avoid this one.
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Summary: I've seen them all and O'Neil is the BEST
Review: This book deserves a much higher profile. People usually associate the Teach Yourself series with SAMS, but this is from OSBORNE so be careful and get this one. I browsed through about a dozen titles before finding this one, and can honestly say that it gives the clearest, most lucid and understandable instruction in the Java language of any tutorial out there. I also liked the fact that it covers the java.net package which is one of the primary reasons for using java in the first place. This isn't a huge book, it's just big enough with a complete index and you get more for $23.99 than books costing more. Full of thoughtful examples and useful quizzes with well-explained answers. I was pleased to see the other very positive reviews on this and hope that Mr. O'Neil is working hard on the second edition, and possibly even an intermediate book on Java. This needs to be your choice if you are looking for a solid intro to Java.
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Summary: excellent book for someone new to java.
Review: This book is very good for someone who's new to Java programming. It starts by explaining the very basics of the language then builds you up for more advanced tasks.
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: This is a great book especially if you know C language. I knew little C and studied this book and have come to claim a very good understanding of java.
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