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Introduction to Java Programming: Developing Applets Using Microsoft Visual J++

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Unfortunately, I tried to use this book to complete a self-study intro to Java course. I was confident that this book would be fine because Course Technology (the publisher) had brought me such great programming instruction in Visual Basic and C++ (by Diane Zak). How could this be any different? The idea was great; a book that will teach experienced programmers how to build applets for use with web pages, but without teaching the whole language. In doing so, Stoker and Plew left out major information that is needed for comprehension of the language and made major errors in instructions for tutorials and exercises. Too bad, because adding a little bit of needed information wouldn't have made the book that much longer. I would recommend purchasing a different Course Technology book, "Java Programming," comprehensive version, by Joyce Farrell; it provides intro and advanced programming information and is a MUCH better book.

Additionally the trial version of J++ that comes with the book is full of bugs and frequently requires extraordinary steps be taken to get the program to run properly.

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Its seems like every day every person and their mother deside to write a how to computer book. This book did not show me anything that I couldn't discover on my own with trial and error. The Book Also Had To Man Errors..Plus The Trial Version of J++ Didn't work half the time.

Not worth buying. We are useing this book in class at Belleville Area College. The book has a lot of mistakes. You can surely find a better book to spend your money on.

I had to purchase this book for a Java course. The book offers some basic learning for Java. It does go step by step in building a few applets but lacks an understandable explanation as to what is going on. Tutorial programs are included but they are set up poorly. Some of them are corrupted also and this makes working with them a pain! Most of the tutorials are allready halfway programed and this does not aid in learning what a person needs to learn in order to built an actual applet of their own. I did learn how to copy the authors code, this is the theme of the entire book.

If you want to learn Java I recommend not purchasing this book.

The only good point is a free trial version of J++.