Years ago I wanted to learn Java & I bought the Bruce Eckel book "Thinking In Java".
While I never made use of what I learned from the book (I need to re-read it now), I did like it. The book has gone through several revisions, and the most recent out of date book is made available for free online: Free Electronic Book: Thinking in Java, 3rd Edition http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/ I believe Mr. Eckel's thought is that if you liked the older version, you'll buy the new version. The price is right, so try it out. Wes On Mar 1, 2012 2:31 PM, "Joseph Apuzzo" <[email protected]> wrote: > > So I have been looking for material on learning Java as needed by Android development. > It's not that I want to learn syntax, but be able to "think" in Java. Which means thinking in OOD. > > Thus I came across this discussion on stackoverflow: > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4579556/java-book-for-beginners-main-goal-android-development > > Which lead me to this FREE book: > http://www.itmaybeahack.com/homepage/books/oodesign.html#book-oodesign > > Synopsis: > How do you move from OO programming to OO design? Do a lot of design focused on building a sophisticated application program. This 301-page book has 49 chapters that will help you build OO design skills through the creation of a moderately complex family of application programs. This is a step-by-step guide to OO design and implementation. There are two editions – Python and Java. The text is identical, but the programming examples are specific to the language. > > Just sharing with the group. > > -- > /** Joe Apuzzo > ** Call: KD2AKU > ** PGP/GPG: key ID BB5C7 > **/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Mar 7 - Desktop Shootout - 9th Anniversary of MHVLUG > Apr 4 - An Intro to Chef > May 2 - May 2012 Meeting >
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