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Java: The Complete Reference (Complete Reference Series)

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A complete book to get introduction to in-depth information about Java. When I had to quickly deliver a prototype in Java (I was a C/C++ programmer then), this book came to my help and ever since, it became a bible for me.

The language is simple, the style is good and the approach is fantastic. Since the authors come from both the backgrounds, the treatment is very different.

I would strongly recommend to anyone who wants dive into Java. (I should say special thanks to my colleague who suggested this book)

I've got more than a dozen JAVA tutorial and reference books from a wide variety of authors, but when I'm really stuck ... this is the one I reach for. As a matter of fact, all the best programming reference books on my shelf are Schildt's.

I have received the book within expected time and price of the book was very good.

Hi,

This book is great,I used it as reference when I was learning java programming during my engineering. It helped me a lot to understand basic object oriented programming concepts & provided basic building blocks to write complex java programs and java based applications.

Najmuddin

Hello, I am Johnathan Mark Smith from the Staten Island Java Group and I think this book would've been a 9 but I rated it a 6. This book is pack with great example and thing you would not find in alot of book. The only thing is that it is base on jdk 1.0.2 and not JDK 1.1

Awesome book, organized in the same way as "C - the complete reference". If you are a C/C++ programmer who wants to learn java - this is the book for you. Shildt seems to know what you want to know, and definitely knows how to present it. (Damn ugly cover though :)

Very well organized, great examples and very well written. If you want to learn Java, then this is the best book on the market

Those of you who know Herb Schildt's C++ books, and have heard of Java guru, Patrick Naughton, probably already own this book. For the rest of you, what are you waiting for? This book is incredible.

Herb has written dozens of books before and knows how to convey the complexities of programming languages, and no one in the world explains Java better than Patrick.

The sample code is worth the price of the book. Patrick wrote an awesome multiplayer Scrabble applet, and he discusses every line of code. Who knew it would be so easy?

I love this book

I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Java programming language. This book not only acts as a very good reference, it also acts as a great tutorial. So, whether you have never programmed in Java before or you are experienced in it, this is a must-read. I know this book has brought my Java programming to whole new level. I give it a 9 becuase some of the things I really wanted to be totally informed about weren't in there. I.E.- the FileDialog class. Other than that, it's just great.