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| Book: | Java in a Nutshell | |
| Subject: | Superb as a textbook too | |
| Date: | 2007-05-21 05:44:24 | |
| From: | Anonymous Reader | |
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I use the 5th edition of Java in a Nutshell as the textbook for an undergraduate course on Java programming which focusses on concurrency and other "advanced" features of the language. Some of the students find the style intimidating initially, but they mostly adapt quite quickly. The very focussed tutorial material at the start of the book gives an excellent run through for anyone who can already program, and the API reference material at the back is extremely helpful for novices who need to browse to find out more about what the libraries can do. I think this is a superb teaching resource for anyone learning Java as a second or subsequent language. The on-line APIs are important too, but having a book to hand can make all the difference and this is the book to have. |
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