Completely revised, updated, and expanded, this comprehensive reference provides users with all the information they need to master Java 1.1 programming, program advanced Java applets, and successfully integrate Java with other technologies.
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Completely revised, updated, and expanded, this comprehensive reference provides users with all the information they need to master Java 1.1 programming, program advanced Java applets, and successfully integrate Java with other technologies. - Extensive coverage of Java 1.1, the Java extension APIs, JavaBeans, JavaOS, and more
- Includes a 200-page reference section covering Java APIs
- CD-ROM contains Sun's JDK and other Java development tools, sample applets and applications, and the book's entire reference selection in HTML format, as well as a selection of related titles in electronic format
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Michael Morrison is a writer, developer, toy inventor, and author of a variety of computer technology books and interactive web-based courses. In addition to his primary profession as a writer and freelance nerd for hire, Michael is the creative lead at Stalefish Labs (http://www.stalefishlabs.com), an entertainment company he co-founded with his wife, Masheed. The first commercial debut for Stalefish Labs is a traditional social/trivia game called Tall Tales: The Game of Legends and Creative One-Upmanship. When not glued to his computer, playing hockey, skateboarding, or watching movies with his wife, Michael enjoys hanging out by his koi pond while he daydreams about new Web creations. You can visit Michael on the Web and discuss this book at http://www.michaelmorrison.com/.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't buy this book! It came out before Java 1.1.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Java 1.1 Unleashed (Paperback)
This book is a real disappointment. I'm returning my copy for a refund. It came out before 1.1 was released, although the cover claims that 1.1 is in it. I paid $49.99, which is the price printed on the back cover, so I'm not sure how Amazon came up with $59.00 as the list price. The book is written by many authors (one per chapter) and the chapters don't flow, often overlap and sometimes repeat earlier material. This a warmed over 1.0 book, despite the cover's claim to be completely updated and revised. Look elsewhere!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Don't buy this book,
By Tony (las vegas, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Java 1.1 Unleashed (Paperback)
This book is not for beginners at all. It's more of a reference book. This book doesn't even give examples to play around with so you can learn how to do it. This book doesn't cover the basics and is not worth 50 dollars.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
In-Depth Coverage of a wide variety of topics,
By A Customer
This review is from: Java 1.1 Unleashed (Paperback)
I've been a professional developer for about 7 years now so learning new languages is par for the course. It's usually not a difficult task. The real challenge with Java, however, is not in the language itself, the syntax and reserve words can be learned in a day or so, but rather with the (at this point) sprawling API's that seem to proliferate like nothing before. Add to this the fundamental changes in the design of the language between JDK 1.0 and JDK 1.1, particularly in the area of event handling, further seem to complicate the entry into full language usage. Java Unleashed, in my opinion, covers as many of the various java topics, from Applet programming, to JDBC, to the new AWT and delegation model, as well as discussing the emerging JavaOS and JavaBeans models, in a fairly in-depth, easy to read manner. Each of the topics covered in the book could (in most cases, does) have a book dedicated to that particular topic. These books are going to be more detailed than what you are getting in Java Unleashed, but nonetheless, Unleashed does (as always, the quality of the series as a whole is outstanding) their usually fine job of balancing depth versus information overload considering the space allowed to each topic. (The book weighs in at 1500 pages or something like that, so it's a stiff read all the way through.) Again it's the balance between covering a wide range of topics and the depth of detail about each of those topics that makes the Unleashed series, in most cases, the best books on the market. You may find highly targeted books that will deal with each of the topics in greater detail, but at the complete neglect of other areas. Unleashed gives the reader enough information in the various areas so as to begin to utilize the knowledge effectively, providing more than a mere 'launching point' for further studies, but rather, detailed, in-depth (if not *totally* complete) coverage of seemingly *every* aspect of the sprawling groups of related Java technologies.
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