I had a very good expereince with these 2 books in combination. Sometimes you have to read 2 or more books to "get" something. I found that to be true with Java and OO.
However, there is no substitute for hard work. You have to get down and dirty and program some exercises, read Java APIs, and make mistakes we all did. Sorry, but there is no other way I know of!
:-)
Good luck.
These books will help:
Beginning Java 2
Authors: Ivor Horton
ISBN: 1861005695
Pages: 1234
Pub: Wrox Press Ltd.
Price: $49.99 US
http://www.webreference.com/programming/java/beginning/
and
Core Java[tm] 2
Volume I - Fundamentals, 5E
by Cay S. Horstmann and Gary Cornell
806 pages
ISBN 0-13-089468-0
http://www.sun.com/books/catalog/horstmann8/index.html
Greg
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Tim -
I guess it depends on whether or not you have O-O experience but I have
found "Thinking in Java" by Bruce Eckel to be particularly well-written and
enlightening, and I'm pretty new to Java programming as well. Chapter 1
(~70 pages) is an introduction to objects so he does try to lay the
groundwork for the rest of the book for non O-O types.
HTH,
Roger
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Hi,
can someone recommend some books that would be useful for someone who is
just starting at wanting to learn java ?
I am looking for books that are easy to read/understand if possible....
I already have the following books however :-
1) Java Gently by Bishop
2) Java:How To Program by Deitel and Deitel
and I found these books rather difficult to understand.
Did anyone else find that ?
Has anyone read the "Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days" ?
How did people find this book ?
I have bought it but I have not begun to read it yet. So I am interested in
anyone else's opinion who know this book ?
Does anyone else know about books that are more "user friendly" than these
2 ?
Can anyone recommend any books that would be learner friendly for a
beginner java student ?
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