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Java for Practitioners : An Introduction and Reference to Java and Object Orientation (Practitioner Series)

Format: Paperback
Author: John Hunt
ReleaseDate: 22 June, 1999
Publisher: Springer
Rating:

many errors
It also reads like a text book written by a professor without any connection to the real world. I purchased this book based upon the reviews shown here, but have found the book to be full of coding errors and mistakes. It does have some value, but it certainly isn't worth the price. My recommendation is to look elsewhere.

Easy to absorb and teaches you how to think OO
This book is an excellent one. Don't get me wrong. I should know because I purchased his Java and Object Orientation: An Introduction which also is excellent. Dr. Hunt is an excellent writer and the clarity of his text is easy to absorb and gets you thinking OO. It is well worth purchasing. The one down side is that I bought it based on Amazon reviews without seeing it first. There was no mention that this new book contains many chapters from the previous book verbatim just layed out differently. If I had known that, I would have hesitated. It might have been a good idea to create a separate book. It's like getting a book full of API listings again. But like I said. . . If you are thinking about getting the previous book, don't. But this excellent volume instead.

Very accessible and clear
I found the explanations of object orientation and Java were well presented and well illustrated. I liked this book as it was clear, easy to read and didn't talk down to me. I also liked the many "how to" style chapters which made it easy to see how to use RMI, Servlets, Sockets etc. I also really liked the Java self tester and the chapter on Java programming problems. The self test material was also provided on-line at the books web site, which also has all the source code form the book and lots of additional examples. This is a really great book with good support - the author also answered my questions by email!.