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Format: Paperback
Author: Laura Lemay
ReleaseDate: 24 December, 2002
Publisher: Pearson Education
Rating:

Great intro to Java
That having been said, this book provides a comprehensive, and readable introduction to Java. It helps to have a little programming experience under your belt.

Very nice
5 stars it has. I just wanted to increase the rating of the book from the 3. I disagree with the majority of complaints people had earlier on. This book is very good, and very friendly. It is broken into days, and each new day is a new section which builds upon previous days while improving upon the information you need to know. It repeats some information as you progress thru the 21 sections, but in a clever way. It may be a bit hard for a novice programmer, but programming is not an easy task to begin with. For someone coming from a background in C/C++ or . NET, you can probably get thru half of the book in a week. Overall, this book is very well designed.

Great Start

Goes at a pretty fast pace but does not lose you anywhere in the book. This is a great book for anyone looking to start Java.
The chapters also dont go on and on and on about the same thing, otherwise I wouldnt have been able to read it (ADHD).
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