Introduction to Java Programming, Comprehensive Version
February 6th, 2010 by CGI & PHP.com
Product Description
Groundbreaking fundamentals — first approach enables readers to understand the basics before being introduced to more challenging topics. Liang offers one of the broadest ranges of carefully chosen examples, reinforcing key concepts with objectives lists, introduction and chapter overviews, easy-to-follow examples, chapter summaries, review questions, programming exercises, and interactive self-test. Now uses standard classes only. Offers new chapt… More >>
Introduction to Java Programming, Comprehensive Version
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February 6th, 2010 at 9:13 am
First off, I was going to give this book zero stars, but (a) you can't rate things at zero and (b) that wouldn't be entirely fair to the book. It's not really its fault. Let me explain.
Here's the thing: two weeks ago, this guy I met online on one of those dating sites takes me out for a pretty nice date. He was kind of sweet and he's telling me about some computer startup dot-com thing he used to work at in California. I figure he's in programming or something, but I didn't want to pry — I mean save something for the second date, right? Third date, you don't even have to talk all that much, but the second date's a good time for follow-up questions and details. I don't need his whole resume the first time I meet him.
I mention this only by way of clarifying that this guy is in computers (except I think he's sort of between jobs) and Java is a computer language. With me so far? Good.
Anyway, the date went okay. He says he wants to go out again, and then he sends me an email the next day and says he'll call me and (again, he repeats) he wants to go out later this week…
… two weeks go by – TWO WEEKS – and no call, no email. Nothing. So I figure, whatever, he's not interested. No big deal. He was nice, but he wasn't George F***ing Clooney or anything. Then a couple days ago, he emails me and says sorry he didn't call in all this time, but am I available to go out TONIGHT. And I'm all like WTF?
So not really this book's fault, but seriously. Come on! Three stars for this book on computers because on the one hand people seem to like this book okay (I haven't read it — don't plan to) and on the other hand… MEN!
Rating: 3 / 5
February 6th, 2010 at 11:26 am
This book has an extremely dry writing style and often does not explain things well to a beginner. Additionally, the book is very "fat" and heavy especially when carrying it around or to class.
Rating: 2 / 5
February 6th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
I highly recommend the Deitel Java: How to Program book instead.
Liang over and over again introduces terms that he has never defined. He does not tell you why code is the way it is. He is terse, and there is just no true explanation.
The layout of the text is also in black and green, and that's it. His code is hard to follow compared to the Deitel book.
I'm truly shocked at how people seem to like this book. It's unintelligible in my view. I dread reading it and actually read the Deitel book instead.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 6th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Muy buen libro para una persona que trabaja o estudia esete lenguaje por primera vez…….
Good book for that people that work for first time this type of programming language…….
Rating: 4 / 5
February 6th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
I've never liked reading tech books but this one I haven't fallen asleep to. Not sure if it's the book or because I'm reading it at the gym. In general the book is easy to understand, has good notes, cautions and examples. I'm however really annoyed with their examples with one character method and variable names. Somehow it makes it harder to read. I find myself stopping and saying to myself, where is that stupid A() or B() or a, b variable again? Where did they declare that? Were they trying to save money by printing one letter instead of a word?
Rating: 3 / 5