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| From | Steve <tinker123@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.help |
| Subject | Re: Java Text Book |
| Date | 2013-01-11 09:08 -0500 |
| Organization | M.Y.O.B. |
| Message-ID | <kcp6dg$7bk$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <kckqbo$t4j$1@dont-email.me> <a9c3c1dc-26f0-43d4-8a79-807559fbed5c@googlegroups.com> |
On 1/9/2013 5:55 PM, Lew wrote: > Steve wrote: >> A friend of mine wants to learn Java. >> >> The last full text book I went through was a zillion years ago. It was >> Bruce Ekels "Thinking In Java". Excellent book, but it is probably way >> out of date with about 4 major releases of Java happening since. >> >> >> >> Can anyone recommend a Java text book that covers OO concepts well, >> collections, a lot of the "new" post Java 5 stuff? > > _Thinking in Java_ is a deeply flawed textbook for learning Java. Lew, I haven't read that book in over a decade. What do you remember about it that made your decide that it is a deeply flawed book ( aside from being out of date in 2013 ) ? Steve
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Java Text Book Steve <tinker123@gmail.com> - 2013-01-09 17:18 -0500
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Re: Java Text Book Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-01-11 11:41 -0800
Re: Java Text Book markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-01-09 15:36 -0800
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Re: Java Text Book Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-01-11 08:38 -0800
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