I also find the online API docs (which you can download) to be very useful.
-- Bob On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Bob Clancy <[email protected]> wrote: > My Java book reading was several years ago. These days I just use a > safari.oreilly.com subscription and read whatever speaks to what I need to > know at the moment. If you need OO training, I liked Thinking in Java > (online book by Bruce Eckel). People generally like the "Head Start, Java" > book, so that might be a bit different and more fun to read than the > others. There's also a Deitel video course (from LiveLessons) on > safari.oreilly.com. > > -- > Bob > > > On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Bill Ricker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> for java, I like capachino in a table mug or latte in a travel mug. >> But Ethiopian and Kenyan and South American beans can be nice too, I >> don't hardly insist on javanese beans. >> >> (Java is slower than C++ and uglier than SmallTalk. Small teams build >> more faster, hows that working out?) >> >> seriously ... >> >> If you liked Deitel&Deitel on C++ and Perl and ..., you probably will >> like their Java text too. All examples are complete and run. But as >> with most textbooks they're aimed at novice programmers, explains >> stuff you already know. I once had notes on how to teach Java for C++ >> Programmers with Deitel&Deitel, but haven't seen those notes in ages. >> >> The real learning problem with most OO systems is learning the >> 'patterns' that work with the included object library. The Java >> library stack and preferred patterns have evolved greatly with Java, >> it's like they discard 50% of the stack each year. no point learning >> the stack that your customer has rejected or hasn't adopted yet. >> >> I would suggest actual language reference for quirky syntax rules, and >> the online Javadoc pages for whatever lib stack your customer thinks >> is the cats pyjamas. From there, read the customer's app's Java doc >> and then their code. If their code was well architected, you'll >> understand it's style and java by the time you're done ( and if not, >> you can't make it worse). >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Bill >> [email protected] [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Boston-pm mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm >> > > > > -- > Bob Clancy > 9 Lives Software Engineering > Website: > http://agiletester.net > Blog: > http://AgileTesterDotNet.wordpress.com > -- Bob Clancy 9 Lives Software Engineering Website: http://agiletester.net Blog: http://AgileTesterDotNet.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
