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Summary: Cool!
Review: I have about a half-dozen java books. I recently discovered this one, even though it's been on my shelf for awhile. Now, it's the only one I use.
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Summary: 1998 edition is 5; 1999 is a disappointment
Review: I was spoiled by the 1998 edition so relatively speaking the 1999 edition is a disapointment. I liked the smaller size, lighter weight, and more comphrensive 1998 edition much better. For some stupid reason the publisher increased the dimensions of the book and used heavy gloss paper in the new edition making it 3x heavier, harder to read, and very flimsy... exactly what you don't want in a reference book. Hopefully, the publisher will realized they screwed up and go back to the proven dictionary format and add more java apis while they're at it.
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Summary: Just what a beginner should have
Review: I'm a beginner to the java environment, but not to the programming scene, and this book has been extremely helpful. You need to first realize though that this is a reference manual, not something that you can read from cover to cover and learn java in 21 days. It's a great source of information for the classes within java, and I'd highly recommend this to anyone who has C/C++ experience who wants to make that leap to java.
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Summary: An Amazing Concise Reference
Review: The Java Developers ALMANAC 1999 is literally one the best "desk references" that I've every seen - period. Its "architecture" makes navigating the vast Java class library very easy. Clever use of <B>bold</B> text formatting and a terse set of symbols representing modifiers and OO concepts make this a very "dense" reference in a relatively small volume. The text is printed on a very high quality finished paper that enhances visiblity and page turning (a real plus when working under low-level task lighting at the computer display). Others have remarked about what this volume lacks but when you consider the explosion of Java this book would have to be reprinted on monthly basis to keep up. In summary, I've only been involved in learning Java for less than 3 months. This book has been my constant companion and I believe it has contributed significantly to my understanding of the JFC.
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Summary: My favorite Java Reference Book
Review: This is the one Java book I refer to daily. I find it essential for discovering information such as what Class or Class Method I might need to use, or what package I need to import. The addition of small "Examplets" is an added bonus. I only wish a link to a download site for these code snippets was provided. Like a number of other readers, I preferred the previous version's "palm-size" format, but that is a small compaint for an excellent refence book.
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