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Re: Java Text Book

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.
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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 out of date with about 4 major releases of Java happening since.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being out of date in 2013 ) ?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
  Re: Java Text Book Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-01-09 14:55 -0800
    Re: Java Text Book Steve <tinker123@gmail.com> - 2013-01-11 09:08 -0500
      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
    Re: Java Text Book Steve <tinker123@gmail.com> - 2013-01-11 09:09 -0500
      Re: Java Text Book Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-01-11 08:38 -0800

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