Core Java(TM) 2, Volume II--Advanced Features (7th Edition)

Effective Java Programming Language Guide

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Head First Java, 2nd Edition

Java

Core Java(TM) 2, Volume I--Fundamentals (7th Edition) (Core Java 2)

Format: Paperback
Author: Cay Horstmann
ReleaseDate: 17 August, 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Rating:

A Truly Great Book. A scholarly tutorial.
) He is also a college professor at San Jose State University and thus, unlike too many authors of programming books at certain publishers, his qualifications aren't summed up by statements like " . This is a book written by someone who not only knows Java but is an actual computer scientist with experience in the corporate world (read his brief bio on the back cover. . . has been programming since he was 13 years old, " or, " . . . is a programmer at a Fortune 100 company on Wall Street. " This book teaches you all of the fine details that "The Java Programming Language Guide" sometimes leaves out. That book, one of whose authors is James Gosling, is the only book that exceeds Horstmann's effort here, however it is not a tutorial and thus you need Horstmann's text alongside it. His treatment of "Objects and Classes" (chapter 4) and "Inheritance" (chapter 5) are alone worth the price of the book. This is a rigorous and challenging book and it should not be your first book in Java programming. After you've finished with Walter Savitch's Java textbook then purchase "The Java Programming Language Guide" and "Core Java" (both volumes) and see what computer programming is really all about (hint: it's not about setting up database driven websites to sell trinkets or to facilitate your blogging. ) .

Really a good book for JAVA beginners
Amazon delivered the book at right time as they mentioned. This book is really good for JAVA beginners.I found that only amazon had the cheap price for this book. .

Good tutorial for experienced programmers
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an experienced C/C++ programmer. I am happy with this book as an introduction to Java 5. Good tutorials, and
good side-notes of interest to experienced programmers.

Many of the important things we are doing with Java these
days are covered in Volume 2, so the set is highly recommended.