A Complete Java Training Course (Prentice Hall PTR Interactive series) [Paperback]

Inc. Deitel & Associates (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0137905696 | ISBN-13: 978-0137905690 | Publication Date: November 21, 1997 | Edition: 2

79056-8 For Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT A spectacular Java training value! *Includes the 100% Java-based Java Multimedia Cyber Classroom, 2/e - the one Computerworld called the "best of the bunch"! It contains over 8 hours of audio, over 180 complete Java programs with over 12,000 lines of fully-tested live code, hundreds of interactive exercises, full-text search, hyperlinking, and more! *Includes the best-selling Java book Java How to Program, 2/e, an incredible tutorial and reference in one volume. *An advanced, fully-integrated training system at a price that can't be beat! Get fully-integrated, world-class Java training at an exceptional price! This package includes the world's #1 interactive Java tutorial on CD-ROM, the Java Multimedia Cyber Classroom, 2/e, and the best-seller Java How to Program, 2/e, by the world's #1 team of programming authors and trainers. The CD-ROM comes with 8+ hours of audio, hundreds of interactive exercises, over 350 insider's tips, and more than 12,000 lines of fully-tested Java code - all instantly searchable! It covers all the Java and object-oriented techniques you need to develop successfully, including Java 1.1 's radically new event model. Best of all, this new edition is more intuitive, more interactive than ever because it's written in 100% Java! The brand-new second edition of Java How to Program covers Java and O-O programming end-to-end, focusing specifically on real-world development issues. At over 1100 pages, it's full of tips, good practices, and pitfalls to avoid - plus hundreds of "live code" programs, and screen captures that show exactly what the code does. The CD-ROM and book work together perfectly, to make users Java experts faster than they ever imagined!

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For Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT

A spectacular Java training value! Includes the 100% Java-based Java Multimedia Cyber Classroom, 2/e - the one Computerworld called the "best of the bunch"! It contains over 8 hours of audio, over 180 complete Java programs with over 12,000 lines of fully-tested live code, hundreds of interactive exercises, full-text search, hyperlinking, and more! Includes the best-selling Java book Java How to Program, 2/e, an incredible tutorial and reference in one volume. An advanced, fully-integrated training system at a price that can't be beat!

Get fully-integrated, world-class Java training at an exceptional price! This package includes the world's #1 interactive Java tutorial on CD-ROM, the Java Multimedia Cyber Classroom, 2/e, and the best-seller Java How to Program, 2/e, by the world's #1 team of programming authors and trainers. The CD-ROM comes with 8+ hours of audio, hundreds of interactive exercises, over 350 insider's tips, and more than 12,000 lines of fully-tested Java code - all instantly searchable! It covers all the Java and object-oriented techniques you need to develop successfully, including Java 1.1's radically new event model. Best of all, this new edition is more intuitive, more interactive than ever because it's written in 100% Java! The brand-new second edition of Java How to Program covers Java and O-O programming end-to-end, focusing specifically on real-world development issues. At over 1100 pages, it's full of tips, good practices, and pitfalls to avoid - plus hundreds of "live code" programs, and screen captures that show exactly what the code does. The CD-ROM and book work together perfectly, to make users Java experts faster than they ever imagined!

About the Author

HARVEY DEITEL is one of the world's leading computer science instructors and seminar presenters, and author of twelve books.

PAUL DEITEL has taught C and C++ at many hardware and software companies, including Sun Microsystems and Digital Equipment Corporation. Together, the Deitels have written seven books, including C How to Program; C++ How to Program; and Java How to Program. The Deitels are principals of Deitel & Associates, a leading international training organization.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1168 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 2 edition (November 21, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0137905696
• ISBN-13: 978-0137905690
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.2 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,834,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Extremely expensive for what it covers, December 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: A Complete Java Training Course (Prentice Hall PTR Interactive series) (Paperback)

The book itself isn't bad - it's VERY concise, so real beginners won't use it very useful. The CD, on the other hand, is worth purchasing, as all the examples are much more widely discussed as in the book.

The book (and the CD), of course, has mistakes. I've covered them in my review on the book (I don't want to repeat myself here so check out that session here on amazon.com).

And the most important question: is this package worth its price when Core Java 3rd edition only costs you 64 bucks? Complicated question... Core Java 3rd edition is meant for 'Experienced Programmers', but I think even a beginner can understand most chapters, they're so damn well written. In comparison, Deitels' book is far too concise and does NOT cover most advanced features of the language - even the part on the I/O covers the OLD I/O library. If you take into account that Core Java discusses virtually EVERYTHING worth mentioning, this Deitel-book doesn't seem to be THAT good any more.

For reviewers that complained about the low sound quality - it's really bad, but still understandable, I've never had any comprehension problem (n.b. my native language isn't English).

To summarize, go for Core Java instead. It's much more comprehensive, covers much more advanced features of the language and is much cheaper. If you can't learn the basics of the language from that book, buy this one, too - and the CD as well (without the CD, this book is practically useless to beginners).

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely awesome!, September 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Complete Java Training Course (5th Edition) (Paperback)

After starting and putting down a dozen of the most popular "learn Java" books I have finally found a presentation that works!

Not only was I not scared away by the exercises at the end of the chapters, I was actually challenged and pleased to find that I could do every coding exercise with the knowledge I had gained in that chapter.

It takes time and effort but it does work!

I have no prior programming experience. I highly recommend this book for any beginner.

This package includes the book Java How to Program 5th edition and the Java Multimedia Cyber Classroom. A highly interactive electronic version of the book that takes learning to the next level.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great way to learn!, June 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: A Complete Java Training Course (Prentice Hall PTR Interactive series) (Paperback)

The Java Ultimate Cyber Classroom Training Course is great. I purchased both the book and the CD-ROM. Paul Deitel does a good job teaching the fundamentals of Java using audio clips with each example. He often includes additional useful information not mentioned in the book. With the skills learned in this course, you can be up and running an animated java applet on your own website or a friends. And the phone and email support is great. Paul takes his time to help you over the phone when you need to talk to someone and he guides you to places where you can get additional information to help solve your java problems. Highly recommend learning Java, or any programming language, with the Deitel Cyber Classroom training advantage!