For reference, there is absolutely nothing more comprehensive, easy to use,
or cheaper than the JDK docs from Sun. They cover the tools, the APIs, and
the features of the language. A great complement is a copy of the JDK
source code, or unzip the API source code that ships in src.zip with the
JDK.
For learning, I agree with Mark in that a certification guide is a great way
to learn. I just took the programmer certification (yes, I passed) last
week, as a matter of fact. The book I used to study is: "The Complete Java
2 Certification Study Guide: Programmer's and Developers Exams," by Simon
Roberts et al. Excellent complements to a study guide are the JVM spec. and
Java Language spec.
Other general Java learning/references I have found helpful in the past:
The Java Programming Language, 3rd edition, by Gosling et al.
Thinking in Java, Bruce Eckels
The Java Class Libraries, second ed., vol. 1 and supplement
Scott Stirling
JRun QA
Macromedia
> -----Original Message-----
> From: McDowell, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 8:56 PM
> To: JRun-Talk
> Subject: RE: Java books
>
>
> For reference, "Java In A Nutshell" O'Reilly, ISBN 1-56592-487-8
> For learning, "A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification",
> Addison-Wesley,
> ISBN 0-201-59614-8
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn Regan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 5:07 PM
> To: JRun-Talk
> Subject: Java books
>
>
> can anyone recommend a good java book. Maybe one to use for
> Reference and
> one to start learning with.
>
> Shawn Regan
> Applications Developer
> Pacific Technology Solutions
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