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SpamNotCode · Jan 14th, 2005, 2:14 AM

Hello, i'm looking for a recomendation on what book i should get in order to learn java. I have a little experience with it (in my second quarter), but the new features of 5.0 are a bit unclear to me (scanner class). Any recomendations would be helpful Thanks.

Berto · Jan 14th, 2005, 3:06 AM

a Deitel & Deitel book, they are always good, it has helped me with ym javaing

Infinite Recursion · Jan 14th, 2005, 8:05 AM

My first Java book was Java By Example... then I grabbed up a 2nd book which was by Dietel and Dietel (this ver was green), also covered Swing concepts... very nice.

SpamNotCode · Jan 17th, 2005, 5:49 PM

thanks alot for the response, the Deitel & Deitel book looks good so i think i'll check it out. Thanks again

Celvaeti · Jan 19th, 2005, 12:24 AM

The book that my high school uses in Comp Sci is Big Java, by Cay Horstmann. I've heard good reviews for it, but I don't know first-hand how good it is. You might want to look into it.

bl00dninja · Jan 19th, 2005, 3:14 PM

usually the sams "teach yourself in 21 days" are pretty decent (and no, 21 days is bullshit, but they're still good books). STAY AWAY from the sams JAVA book, it is written for c/c++ programmers and is worthless to a beginner. check out this website though, it should have everything you could have ever dreamed of for java.

http://chortle.ccsu.ctstateu.edu/CS151/cs151java.html

ZenMasterJG · Jan 23rd, 2005, 7:28 PM

The Horstmann and Cornell "Core Java" books are fantastic. They both cover Java 5, though the 2nd book may have more then you ever really wanted to know about Java!

catmouse · Feb 4th, 2005, 2:51 PM

java 2 blackbook lists all the methods to classes such as String, Array, and Math. However, it is probably best when you understand basic java.

kalinga1234 · Feb 5th, 2005, 3:50 AM

learn to program with java by john smiley is good one for a beginner.try it.

Jan 14th, 2005, 2:14 AM	#1
SpamNotCode Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Recomended Reading Hello, i'm looking for a recomendation on what book i should get in order to learn java. I have a little experience with it (in my second quarter), but the new features of 5.0 are a bit unclear to me (scanner class). Any recomendations would be helpful Thanks.

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Infinite Recursion Programming Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3,467 Rep Power: 8	My first Java book was Java By Example... then I grabbed up a 2nd book which was by Dietel and Dietel (this ver was green), also covered Swing concepts... very nice. __________________ http://jasonpowers.net "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."

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bl00dninja Programming Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: namespace std Posts: 1,246 Rep Power: 5	usually the sams "teach yourself in 21 days" are pretty decent (and no, 21 days is bullshit, but they're still good books). STAY AWAY from the sams JAVA book, it is written for c/c++ programmers and is worthless to a beginner. check out this website though, it should have everything you could have ever dreamed of for java. http://chortle.ccsu.ctstateu.edu/CS151/cs151java.html __________________ i put on my robe and wizard hat... Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?...Morons.

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Jan 14th, 2005, 3:06 AM	#2
Berto Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,022 Rep Power: 6	a Deitel & Deitel book, they are always good, it has helped me with ym javaing

Jan 17th, 2005, 5:49 PM	#4
SpamNotCode Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	thanks alot for the response, the Deitel & Deitel book looks good so i think i'll check it out. Thanks again

Jan 19th, 2005, 12:24 AM	#5
Celvaeti Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	The book that my high school uses in Comp Sci is Big Java, by Cay Horstmann. I've heard good reviews for it, but I don't know first-hand how good it is. You might want to look into it.

Jan 23rd, 2005, 7:28 PM	#7
ZenMasterJG Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 148 Rep Power: 4	The Horstmann and Cornell "Core Java" books are fantastic. They both cover Java 5, though the 2nd book may have more then you ever really wanted to know about Java!

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catmouse Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	java 2 blackbook lists all the methods to classes such as String, Array, and Math. However, it is probably best when you understand basic java.

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kalinga1234 Programmer Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	learn to program with java by john smiley is good one for a beginner.try it.

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