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| Book: | Java in a Nutshell | |
| Subject: | Java in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition Review | |
| Date: | 2000-05-16 15:05:45 | |
| From: | Kai Middleton | |
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Rating:
I think this is a great book for covering the core language essentials. I'm an experienced programmer though I've only dabbled in Java to this point so I don't have a thorough knowledge of the language yet. However, I read through the first three chapters and found the explanations clear and concise, just as advertised. Where the coverage was expansive it was just enough so to give an indication of the complex relationships that were going on. I found with my background I was able to digest the entire core language in about five full days of reading. I don't think I could do any major programming yet but I could at least port my JavaScript tetris program and probably start having fun with laying out classes and playing with Swing at this point. The book does have some errata but these are pretty thoroughly documented by users on the website. One big selling point is that this book is the canonical reference. |
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