Java book

Can anyone recommend a good java book for a complete beginner? I have a copy of 'simply java', but i cant get the initial projects to work and there isnt enough clear explanation as to howi fix errors in my code. I am a not attending a course, the book will need to be purely for home study.
Any recommendations would be helpful and if u have used the simply java book maybe you can help me understand why the ATM project at the start of the book wont work for me.
Cheers
John

[Head-First-Java|http://www.amazon.com/Head-First-Java-Kathy-Sierra/dp/0596009208/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206973137&sr=8-1]
Is not bad in combination with the tutorials here:
[sun tutorials|http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/index.html]

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Java Book Recommendation?

Hi,
I work a lot with scientific computation: reading in data, working with mathematical models, etc.
However, I can't find a Java book that tackles those aspects in depth.
Does anyone know of a good book on this topic?
Regards,
-mike

mmeclimate wrote:
I am sorry you feel that way about my questions! For example, in scientific computing, we work a lot with differential equations, Fourier transforms and so on. I can of course, write a program that will do those computations from scratch - which would take a lot of time! Or, what if there was a Java package that do these calculations? By having a book which focuses on these issues, one can save a lot of time! So, I believe you may have misunderstood my questions.
That's a different question.
Of course there exist libraries to aid in scientific and engineering computing.
Can't give you names as I'm not (sadly) into that field any more, but I do know they exist.
There are a few books that deal with Java and Scientific Computing that I found. These books prove that the questions that I posed here are relevant, and not a way of "give me the source" that you mentioned. Most people who replied to my questions were very polite as I have been - politeness is definitely an attitude that is much appreciated here!
Most such questions are from schoolkids who don't want to put in their own effort but just want to copy and paste sourcecode and turn it in as their own for their homework assignments.
That's how yours was understood to be as well.
Here is a list of the books I found:
- A Numerical Library in Java for Scientists and Engineers by Hang T. Lau
- Java for Scientists and Engineers (2nd Edition) by Stephen J. Chapman
- Essential Java for Scientists and Engineers by Brian Hahn
- Java Programming for Engineers by Julio Sanchez and Maria P. Canton
- Java Gently for Engineers and Scientists by Judith Bishop and Nigel Bishop
- Java for Engineers and Scientists by Gary J. Bronson
This is definitely a great list for people who want to apply Java in Science and Engineering.
May look at some, especially the first :)

Whats a good JAVA book?

What do you think is a good Java book for someone who has a little expericne with java? I have experience in COBOL and a little touch of C, and Visual Basic? Any suggestions?
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Justin

I would suggest Java: an Introduction to Computer Science and Programming by Walter Savitch. This book assumes that the reader has no programming experience and it's aimed at students. I realize that you do have experience with COBOL, but I would recommend this one over the Core Java series to start out. Core Java volumes 1 and 2 are not good as an introduction for someone coming from a non-object oriented language. They would be a lot better for someone migrating from C++. They frequently refer to C++ and VB in their examples. They are excellent books, but better as a reference than an initial learning source.
Ethan

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Hello,
I m looking for a good java book.
I know already about java In general:GUI,SWING ,applet and all basics things.
i would like to buy a more advanced book.
Any idea?
Since all those books are expensive, i want to buy only one book a very good one.
thanks a lot
sebastien

Please any ideas?
it is very important for me
i want to learn more about java i can do basic things like GUI,applet and some basic programs
i want to learn more about java : Java Beans,Java networks,databases,SWING.....
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sebastien

Java Books

Hi all,
I am a Java back-end,server-side programmer (junior to mid-level). Worked mostly on core Java. I would like to improve my Java programming skills. I know hundreds of books and tutorials are out there, but taught it might be a good idea to ask you guys first and have some idea before starting to buy any...
Does anybody know a good Java book that I can buy or a good tutorial that I can use (in order to improve my Java programming skills)?
Also I like to learn about 'web-services' (and maybe move toward that for my next job). Does anybody know of a good book or turorial for that?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

The Java Programming Language - 4th Edition
Effective Java
Refactoring
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
Head First Design Patterns
Refactoring to Patterns
Java Design: Building Better Apps and Applets (2nd Edition)
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What's the best java book available?

Anyone knows any good, detail java book available out there for
beginer/intermediate level programmer? Greatly appreciated.

hi,
i would recommend Beginning Java 2 - SDK 1.4 Version, it's a good book for people starting off and moving to interm., the author covers the basics and more advanced topics later such as JDBC, working with XML and Java and Printing all in one book. Also half way through the book, once he starts talking about building GUI, he builds a small application, then for the next few chapters what ever is taught is also built into the app, the app he shows you how to build is something like ms paint. so he shows you not only how to write small programs but also building an application, i don't remember the size of it but i believe it was a few thousand lines long. he also builds a second app, smaller for working with databases later. the only problem is the size of the book and price, but if you have the time to read it, i'd recommend that one.

Any good Java books with Business Examples ?

Can anyone recommend a Beginner Java book that has some good Business Examples ?
(Don't recommend the SUN tutorial, as their examples are more for the rocket scientist).

Not sure what you mean by business examples, but here goes.
Check out Wrox for some excellent books - not all excellent.
Check ot samspublishing for the same.
I have a superb book called Learning java (O'Reilly) that I would recommend to anyone. It lacks complete examples, which I usually rely on, but is a major piece of work for the novice - I have found a large part of this book on the web also, can't remember where.
My very favourite read is Wrox - J2EE Java server pages
I would stilll recomend avoiding books by Manning which are generally incomplete and point to other books they have published for this other info.
best,
Kev

Looking for a good beginner/intermediate Java book

Hello everyone,
I am looking for a good beginner/intermediate Java book. I have taken a couple of Java classes (Beginner programming + beginner Java) and have a fairly good understanding of the basics. What I want is a book that is going to build on that as well as give me some good practical problems to work on while I'm doing so. Can anyone recommend one or two good books that would fit the bill?
Thanks!

Those three books are all excellent, but are all beginner books. When it comes to intermediate books I think you need to go topic by topic.

Advanced java book needed

i need a throrough java book to add to my collection which goes over the most advanced of java programming (reflection, polymorphism etc...) in hopefully one book which has clear examples. if you know of one please give me isbn or title/author id be so grateful. thanks!

So many topics though!
There is a book on Java thread ("Java Threads v2"?)
There are several books on java optimization (like use StringBuffer instead of String)
The Java Lang Spec 2 book.
The Java Virtual Machine 2 book.
The Java Native Inteface 2 book.
I suspect the Sedgewick Algorithms book is good, unless you already have one for another language.
There are some enterprise level books but no titles I can recall right now.
And naturally there are books that apply to advanced java work like some of the design books (like the UML stuff.)

Java book which is fun.

Please suggest a java book for beginners which will be useful and fun at the same time.

Head First Java by Bert Bates and Kathy Sierra

Eclipse Java Book

Hi sorry if I am posting in the wrong place!
I have started using Eclipse 3.0 but am new to Java also - I have some books on Eclipse itself but am looking for some recommendations on a Java book that might go with Eclipse?
Any help appreciated, Tabilda

Don't use an IDE until you know the languagebetter!
Why not? IMHO the errors and warnings the IDE gives,
with the autocomplete feature and all that stuff, are
pretty useful to a neophyte.Well, of course they're useful. A car which drives itself would be useful, but would it help someone learn to drive? Calculators are useful, but do they improve, or denigrate, mental arithmetic?
The problem with IDEs and newbies is, they have no idea where the language stops and the IDE begins. When they have a problem, they have no idea how to solve it. That's why we see endless questions here proclaiming to be a NetBeans issue, which turns out to be that the OP didn't know some fundamental piece of Java syntax. That's why people get confused about whether "tomcat is compatible with eclipse" or similar, they don't know enough about Java itself to know how nonsensical that is. And nor will they until they know the separation between IDE and language
Auto-complete is a poor aid to learning, since it absolves the user of actually having to know the API he's using

Java compiler contradicts Java book

NOW this is a big surprise...One of the Java book says "If a static member of the class, singleton in the ex below, is PUBLIC, the client (HelloUser in this case) can still access the static member even if the client is not in the same package" . I tried it but got the following error - singleton can't be accessed outside the package ? Any clues ?
import learn.*;
public class HelloUser {
    public static void main(String args[])
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package learn;
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No, the book is not wrong just not quite complete. It should have stated that other classes in the same package have access ...OK, let's complete the original statement using your suggestion :
An object of a class with package access can be created by any class inside the package but not outside the package. However, if a static member of that class is public, the client programmer can still access that static member from withn the same package even though they can't create an object of that class.
Does this make any sense? No.

Next JAVA Book

Hello All,
I have just finished reading the book JAVA2:A Beginner's Guide and want some ideas on what JAVA book to read next to further my understanding of the language. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.

take a look here : http://java.oreilly.com/
many good books and resources to further your understanding and help you work more easily.

Effective Java Book Club

Me and a couple of colleagues are going to work through the new edition of the Java classic "Effective Java".
We are going at a moderate pace of one chapter each week.
I'd like to invite anybody interested in this to join us for discussion of the book's items.
To keep discussions separate and dedicated to the book, I have create a forum at [http://n2.nabble.com/Effective-Java-f34745.html|Nabble]
We will start discussing the first chapter on Mon, July, 21th (so that anybody has a chance to grab a copy and start reading).
This effort is not officially associated with the book, the author (Joshua Bloch), the publisher (Addison Wesley) or Sun Microsystems in any way.
"Effective Java" discusses intermediate to advanced topics and is the one Java-book I recommend to any serious Java developer who has mastered the basics.
See [http://java.sun.com/docs/books/effective/|Effective Java Home Page]

Thanks Philip.
Please note that there is absolutely no commercial interest at all plus the topic really is "Java Programming".
The book even is marketed by Sun itself and one of the two links is going to the book's page at sun.com.
The other is to an ad-free forum at a community site for a very specialized topic that does not fit into the forums here.
If there's anything that may benefit from this, it is sales of the book - though I doubt that that's necessary at all.

Suggestion on Java Book

Hi! I studied Java about 2-3 yrs ago and I just need to refresh my memory about the language so does anyone have suggestions about which book to buy? I just need a Java book that would refresh my memory and if possible, update me on the latest information and news about java. Thank you very much!

i think he means that a lot of people have asked the same question before, and you should do a search on the forums for an answer.
But really, if you're looking for a good book you can't go past Core Java 2 (Vol 1 & 2), by Horstmann and Cornell, from the Sun Microsystems Press. Vol 1 covers all the fundamentals and is a great reference. Vol 2 goes into more detail on advanced topics: multithreading, networking, advanced swing and awt etc, both come with a CD that has heaps of code samples.
They are a bit expensive (over $Aus 100 each) but more than worth it.

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