Java Programming Book Recommendation

I'm looking for a good java programming book that covers more than the basics. In my CS110 class we went through the book:
Java Programming - From Problem Analysis to Programming Design
by: D.S. Malik
I'm looking to expand upon this and was hoping someone was able to point me in the right direction of reading material.
Thanks!

Sun's basic Java tutorial
Sun's New To Java Center. Includes an overview of what Java is, instructions for setting up Java, an intro to programming (that includes links to the above tutorial or to parts of it), quizzes, a list of resources, and info on certification and courses.
http://javaalmanac.com . A couple dozen code examples that supplement The Java Developers Almanac.
jGuru. A general Java resource site. Includes FAQs, forums, courses, more.
JavaRanch. To quote the tagline on their homepage: "a friendly place for Java greenhorns." FAQs, forums (moderated, I believe), sample code, all kinds of goodies for newbies. From what I've heard, they live up to the "friendly" claim.
Bruce Eckel's Thinking in Java (Available online.)
Joshua Bloch's Effective Java
Bert Bates and Kathy Sierra's Head First Java.
James Gosling's The Java Programming Language. Gosling is
the creator of Java. It doesn't get much more authoritative than this.

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Installation Notes - JDK 5.0 Microsoft Windows (32-bit)
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Thinking in Java, by Bruce Eckel (Free online)
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with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Java, by Bruno R. Preiss
Introduction to Programming Using Java, by David J. Eck
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Head First Java, by Bert Bates and Kathy Sierra
Core Java, by Cay Horstmann and Gary Cornell
Effective Java, by Joshua Bloch
If you dont like those, There always is Amazon, B&N, Safari Books, etc..
JJ

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I am wanting a book about drawing
and the Paint(Graphics g) method
I can do this, but would like to expand on my knowledge
on more specialised topics eg
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drawing graphs
user manipulation of data (using mouse listeners)
etc
can anyone recommend anything for me?

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Can anyone recommend a good java programming book?
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wrox - Beginning jdk 1.5
prentice hall - Introduction to java programming comprehensive version (if you alredy know little but about java)
and - Java2 How to program
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Recommend Java Programmer Book

Since I'm the beginner of Java Programming, does any recommend
books are suitable for me ?
Thank you for your attention.
Regards,
Michael
[email protected]
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'Thinking in Java' comes with JDeveloper 2.0 in a pdf
format. Or, you can download it from www.bruceeckels.com
for free. I've had others recommended to me but I'm about
20% into this one, and the price is right. You can also
get the Java Tutorial at www.sun.com.
: Since I'm the beginner of Java Programming, does any recommend
: books are suitable for me ?
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Subtle bug in Deitel & Deitel "Java How to Program" book

Merry x mas and happy new year, guys.
I have this applet (which is at the same time runnable and listener) its printed in Deitel & Deitel "Java How to Program" book 3rd ed.
The program works but as you turn on and off the "suspend" checkboxes some of the threads are not notified, so they go to infinite wait state, deadlock. I couldn't figure out what is wrong or how to fix the problem.. please read the code below, or copy and paste this code to your eclipse, its just one file, then play with the check boxes, some of the threads don't wake up after wait... technically they don't shift from WAITING to TIMED_WAITING state.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
* @author
// Fig. 15.7: RandomCharacters.java
// Demonstrating the Runnableinterface
public class RandomCharacters extends JApplet implements Runnable, ActionListener {
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    private JLabel outputs[];
    private JCheckBox checkboxes[];
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    private Thread threads[];
    private boolean suspended[];
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        outputs = new JLabel[SIZE];
        checkboxes = new JCheckBox[SIZE];
        threads = new Thread[SIZE];
        suspended = new boolean[SIZE];
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outputs[i].setOpaque(true);
c.add(outputs[i]);
checkboxes[i] = new JCheckBox("Suspended");
checkboxes[i].addActionListener(this);
c.add(checkboxes[i]);
public void start() {
// create threads and start every time start is called
for (int i = 0; i < threads.length; i++) {
threads[i] = new Thread(this, "Thread " + (i + 1));
threads[i].start();
public void run() {
Thread currentThread = Thread.currentThread();
int index = getIndex(currentThread);
char displayChar;
while (threads[index] == currentThread) {
// sleep from 0 to 1 second
try {
Thread.sleep((int) (Math.random() * 1000));
synchronized (this) {
while (suspended[index]
&& threads[index] == currentThread) {
wait();
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
System.err.println("sleep interrupted");
displayChar = alphabet.charAt(
(int) (Math.random() * 26));
outputs[index].setText(currentThread.getName() + ": " + displayChar);
System.err.println(currentThread.getName() + " terminating");
private int getIndex(Thread current) {
for (int i = 0; i < threads.length; i++) {
if (current == threads[i]) {
return i;
return -1;
public synchronized void stop() {
// stop threads every time stop is called
// as the user browses another Web page
for (int i = 0; i < threads.length; i++) {
threads[i] = null;
notifyAll();
public synchronized void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
for (int i = 0; i < checkboxes.length; i++) {
if (e.getSource() == checkboxes[i]) {
suspended[i] = !suspended[i];
outputs[i].setBackground(
!suspended[i] ? Color.green : Color.red);
if (!suspended[i]) {
notify();
return;
Thanks in advance.

Abiel wrote:
No, notifyAll() is used to tell the threads that we're stopping.... see that it's written in the stop() method of the applet. Eg if the user browses away from our applet we set the array of threads to null and notify them all. So notifyAll() makes sense.Yes, it does make sense there too (!!!!!!!).
However, I gave it a try with what u suggested, and it didn't work (as expected) .... Apparently you did not really read my suggestion or my explanation. If you had, you'd have expected it to work and it would have worked.
the problems still remains, some threads are getting in wait state even if their check box is not suspended.Maybe you should add the following code to understand the root cause and solution.
    System.out.println("Thread " + index + " will wait to be notified.");
    wait();
    System.out.println("Thread " + index + " was notified.");
what could the problem be?Improper use of notify()
With kind regards
Ben

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 :)

Java book recommendations

I do realize that there are other similar topics in circulation, but I haven't found a satisfying answer.
I am currenty reading: Java How to program - Fourth edition, Deitel and Deitel
I am looking for a somewhat more advanced book to read when I have finished this one. My goal is to create an online text-based game. One problem is that I don't know how my program is supposed to communicate with the homepage, but maybe there will be answers for that in the book I am currently reading later on..
Grateful for any suggestions!

http://java.sun.com/developer/Books/javaprogramming/
The Java Programming Language - 4th Edition, Arnold, K., Gosling J., Holmes D. (2006).
Head First Java, by Bert Bates and Kathy Sierra
Thinking in Java (Free online), by Bruce Eckel
Core Java, by Cay Horstmann and Gary Cornell
Effective Java, by Joshua Bloch
The Java Programming Language - 4th Edition
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I disagree, but only partly.
Here's why I diasagree :
What exactly is that core API? And what's so important about it? If it is the standard set of clases provided by the jre : No, you don't have to know most of them to write Java programs. You'd be surprised if you knew how few of the jre classes I know, and I've managed to write Tube Blazer.
I think you have to learn something else to write programs : Todays computers / operating systems all implement the same key concepts (variables, pointers, tasks, interfaces ...) and you find the very same concepts in almost every programming language. Once you've grasped them and how to use them in a given family of programming languages, you can start using one of the languages from that family. Looking up specific classes / commands is in theory no more challenging than looking up words for a foreign language you are basically able to speak. In theory, because with a natural language you can use a word from your own language as a reference or a word of similar meaning to find the foreign word. If finding the right commands for implementing something was that simple, noone would need programming books for specific parts of a programming language - the language documentation would explain it all in a form that was easily accessible.
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don't read all that much fantasy.
I've read Eddings' Belgariad and Malloreon, which I really liked at the time but which are not even in the same league as GRRM. The characters are much more one-dimensional, and the plot gets cornier as you go along.
IVE READ BELGARIOD... AGREE THAT IT WAS PRETTY SHALLOW AND I READ IT AFTER LOTR SO IT WAS SUCH A PALE RIPOFF IN COMPARISON
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HAVENT READ EITHER, ANOTHER FOR THE LIST, THANKS AGAIN!
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P.S. If you want to talk about a nag of a female character, you gotta love (as in hate) Cersei. She gets her on POV in Feast. Good stuff.
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I often encounter many problems when I run java programs in the different directories. Like
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A very good book that you should run, not walk, to the store and buy:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0974514039/qid=1122272721/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/104-9419035-6610351?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
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