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Guardian
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written Sunday, March 11 2007 11:45
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Does any know of a good book that teaches Java programming? I'm currently taking a class on it and the teacher doesn't teach us anything and the book we have to use sucks. -------------------- "I don't understand a word you just said. Try speaking American. It's the only language I understand." Posts: 1918 | Registered: Sunday, October 13 2002 07:00 |
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Canned
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written Sunday, March 11 2007 11:50
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You could ask the teacher for help (unless it is one of those "I will whip you" schools). -------------------- I can transform into almost anything, though not sanity. Muffins n' Hell. Note that revisions of the first part is down the list. Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, March 11 2007 12:24
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Check out "Head First into Java" It explains things really well at the basic level. It doesn't cover Java 5 unless they've released a new copy. It doesn't cover J2EE. [ Sunday, March 11, 2007 14:08: Message edited by: Dahak ] -------------------- My ego is bigger than yours. Posts: 480 | Registered: Thursday, October 11 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, March 12 2007 09:02
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Is this your first programming course? I had a rather good prof for my introductory computing course (you'd have to be good if you're the vice dean), so I didn't buy the textbook. Supposedly, it's decent: Introduction to Programming Using Java: An Object Oriented Approach, 2nd Edition, by Arnow/Dexter/Weiss. Pearson Education, 2003 ISBN 0-321-20006-3 Additionally, there's this, which is more about OOP. Right now, I'm going through Just Java by Peter vanderLinden (the only reason I'm using it is because I'm cheap and it's a hand-me-down from my brother-in-law - it's fairly old). However, it mostly deals with OOP, how Java is different from C++, and other things like threads, Swing, JDBC, and applets. There's very little introductory "this is how you program" material. I'd recommend going to your municipal library if you have one and just paging through the books you have there before making a purchase. EDIT: What Micawber said. The O'Reilly books are great if you can afford them. -------------------- SCSI-wuzzy was a bus. SCSI-wuzzy caused no fuss. SCSI-wuzzy wasn't very SCSI, was he? [ Monday, March 12, 2007 14:20: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Monday, March 12 2007 12:41
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quote:I just envisioned a whole category of schools with this quote emblazoned on the front entrance with devils on either side. :P -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, March 12 2007 12:51
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I tend to recommend O'Reilly books. The best one is "Java in a nutshell". -------------------- "I can't read this thread with that image. But then, that's not a complaint." -Scorpius Geneforge 4 stuff. Also, everything I know about Avernum | Avernum 2 | Avernum 3 | Avernum 4 Posts: 1104 | Registered: Monday, March 10 2003 08:00 |