ReggaetonKing

What would you guys recommend for an EXCELLENT tutorial book for learning more about Java 2, the API, GUI, & more about the language itself?

the online javadocs confuse me some what.

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java_roshan

Not sure, whether the book I read would be available in your local bookstores.....but here I list them
I have not read them completely...but have referred them...and still continue to...

1. Java A Primer by E Balagursamy (not sure the title is correct)
2. Java 2 Complete Reference by Herbert Schildt
3. A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification by Khalid Mughal, Rolf Rasmussen

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alcdotcom

Java How to Program 6th ed. by Deitel an Deitel is the best beginning Java book I have read. It's the Java textbook I used to learn Java. I also read Ivor Horton's book from Wrox press, which was ok, but I preferred the Deitel much more. It may seem a bit pricey but that's because it is a college text and has a large amount of practice problems and exercises, which are awesome. All of the code examples are color/syntax highlighted like in most IDEs, to make them easy to read. There are many, thorough examples in the book, which are all avaliable on the included CD. I've ran most of the CD code and can vouch for its functionality.

P.S. The Deitel book is on Java 2 version 1.5, which is the latest release. Normally, however, people just use "Java" rather than "Java 2." It's also common for some to use "version 5", rather than "version 1.5." So, the next release (code named Mustang) will be called ether "version 1.6" or "version 6."

ReggaetonKing

anyone know of good, free ebooks sites? I have the Java How to Program 4th Edition.pdf, i mean, its pretty out-dated but it's pretty good, it lost me during the 5th chapter. I heard Core Java 2 Volume I: Fundamentals 7th Edition was great.

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coldDeath

There aren't many free ebook sites with books that you want.

But googling will find you illegal sites full of loads of ebooks :-)

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Gilward Kukel

Here's a site with links to free books:
http://www.freetechbooks.com/

I suppose you already know the Java Tutorial:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/index.html

ReggaetonKing

Thanks guys!

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alcdotcom

Oh, I thought you were looking for hard copy books. I recommend going to Sun's tutorials (as mentiond above) and Deitel's site has free tutorials from the new edition of the Java book.

tsofras

You can find some free books also here

http://giuciao.altervista.org/free_books.html