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| From | Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.help |
| Subject | Re: Please recommend a book |
| Date | 2012-10-25 17:44 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <aet8ikFpoe6U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <uwoauarzuw.tovtmy@mixnym.net> |
On 25/10/12 15:50, bobwhite@mixnym.net wrote: > Hi, > > Can somebody please recommend a good book for someone who wants to learn > Java? I have a lot of programming experience but not with C or Java-based > languages. I do understand OO concepts. I've seen many Java books for people > with no programming experience and they go too slow for me and leave out > important details. I went through about 250 pages of Ivor Horton's Beginning > Java but I have no idea when I'll ever be able to do anything beside > calculate square roots in Java! Rather than ploughing your way through that mighty tome, I would suggest that you try to get a flavour of the language from the Java Tutorials on Oracle's website. There's a very good introduction to Java here: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/ This covers a lot of the basics, including an introduction to GUI design with Swing. It's also a pretty good reference work in its own right on Swing. When you've mastered the basics, and are happy with what you've learned and wish to continue, that's the time to bring out the big books. Some people would recommend that your reading should include the Java Language Specification. -- Nigel Wade
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Please recommend a book bobwhite@mixnym.net - 2012-10-25 14:50 +0000
Re: Please recommend a book Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2012-10-25 17:44 +0100
Re: Please recommend a book markspace <-@.> - 2012-10-25 09:50 -0700
Re: Please recommend a book bobwhite@mixnym.net - 2012-10-26 14:54 +0000
Re: Please recommend a book "Charles Hottel" <chottel@earthlink.net> - 2012-10-26 11:14 -0400
Re: Please recommend a book Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-10-26 09:32 -0700
Re: Please recommend a book David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2012-10-26 17:17 -0400
Re: Please recommend a book Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-26 15:04 -0700
Re: Please recommend a book bobwhite@mixnym.net - 2012-10-28 22:05 +0000
Re: Please recommend a book bobwhite@mixnym.net - 2012-10-29 11:07 +0000
Re: Please recommend a book David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2012-10-29 10:30 -0400
Re: Please recommend a book bobwhite@mixnym.net - 2012-10-29 19:09 +0000
Re: Please recommend a book Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-10-29 12:38 -0700
Re: Please recommend a book Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-29 13:42 -0700
Re: Please recommend a book markspace <-@.> - 2012-10-29 15:29 -0700
Re: Please recommend a book Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-10-31 07:28 -0700
Re: Please recommend a book bobwhite@mixnym.net - 2012-11-03 20:37 +0000
Re: Please recommend a book Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-11-03 16:22 -0700
Re: Please recommend a book markspace <-@.> - 2012-11-03 20:42 -0700
Re: Please recommend a book bobwhite@mixnym.net - 2012-11-04 14:40 +0000
Re: Please recommend a book Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-11-04 20:27 -0800
Re: Please recommend a book Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-10-26 09:24 -0700
Re: Please recommend a book Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-10-26 09:31 -0700
Re: Please recommend a book Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-10-27 06:19 -0700
Re: Please recommend a book bobwhite@mixnym.net - 2012-10-28 21:05 +0000
Re: Please recommend a book bobwhite@mixnym.net - 2012-10-29 12:08 +0000
Re: Please recommend a book Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-28 19:09 -0400
Re: Please recommend a book bobwhite@mixnym.net - 2012-11-01 14:25 +0000
Re: Please recommend a book Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-11-01 13:47 -0400
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