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Java Examples in A Nutshell

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When I started to learn Java, I think I purchased ten differentintro books. It seems that it just wasn't "clicking" withthose other books. I happened to pick this one up as well thinking that it would be a great tool after I learned the language. Boy, was I ever wrong!

This book is a GREAT book to learn Java!Over and over again, you'll see a "master java programmer" (in my opinion) create simple programs and explain every step. The book goes into more detail, but only a little at a time, nothing overwhelming.

This book taught me Java - PERIOD. Leave it to O'Reilly to once again create a phenomenal book like Java Examples in a Nutshell.

If I could give it 10 stars, I would. This is still my #1 favorite Java book.

One of the weaknesses (IMHO) of computer books is that they usually include lots of code snippets, but rarely challenge you to write your own stuff. This book is the best of both worlds, if you have at least been briefly exposed to Java: it gives you well-commented code examples to illustrate points, then ends each chapter with a set of programming exercises for you to code yourself. This is the perfect combo, as far as I'm concerned. It stands on its own; in fact, I haven't even read the book it is a companion for! Great book, great concept, great execution.

I learned JAVA using the Core Java books and found that I wasnt learning anything from just typing in the examples in the book. I wasnt "thinking" JAVA. I saw a friend of mine at work with this book and picked up a copy for myself. First of all it contains source for several concepts for each of the various language topics. Then it gives exercises to complete. They were challenging, but not overly challenging that I needed to spend an entire day writing UML diagrams to do it. Good companion to any learning method you are using.

For those of you, like myself, who have purchased numerous books on the Java programming language, O'Reilly's Java Examples in a Nutshell is a great companion to your Java library.

This book provides excellent examples for both the beginner and advanced Java programmer covering everything from utilizing the core Java API to AWT/Swing to more advanced real-world examples using RMI, JDBC, and Servlet development.

The best thing about this book is it that it provides readable examples of some concepts that aren't so easily explained in regular documentation. To see a great variety of Java's capabilities put into real working examples is extremely valuable to the Java developer of any skill level.

The book "Java Examples in a Nutshell" is a collection of annotated Java source code examples covering Java 1.3 APIs, including XML, JSP, RMI. It also describes topics like Threads, Internationalization, Printing or Security.

The collection of examples in this book is excellent. A comprehensive list of small programs that solve most of the common problems you might encounter when developing Java applications. A book like this can't possibly cover all facets of the rich Java API, but the selection of examples is well balanced and focusses on the key areas.

The code examples are very well structured and formatted and contain enough comments to explain all important parts of a particular solution. There's a lot to learn just by reading the source code.

But although the main focus of the book are examples, I would have hoped for some more textual explanations. Yes, the code examples are very well commented, but would prefer to see more regular text passages in-between the code explaining a particular implementation detail.

In summary, the book is so useful because it focusses on what is really essential to us developers: the source code. And despite my minor criticism I'll have to give it 5 stars.

Although the author acknowledges that this is a companion guide for (his other book) Java in a nutshell, many examples are lifted **verbatim** from the original book. This is truly annoying. Technically the material is good. But more depth should have been there. For example, more complex MT programs could have been presented. Apart from throwing more lite on rmi and perhaps a bit on jdbc, value addition of this book on its own is questionable. Author should have resisted the temptation of lifting his programs from java-in-a-nutshell, especially when he says its a companion.

Somewhat outdated. Mostly covers J1.2, but weak at J1.3. It may have some historical value in order to show how Java programming was done at the good old days. Not recommended for Java2 v.1.3 beginner.

This book can jump-start your java career in no time! If you learn best by example ( like myself ), this book is invaluable and so far the best for real-world examples! Pair it up Java in a Nutshell ( 1.1) edition and you've got a solid foundation for building Java apps!

For experienced c++ programmers to learn java, I strongly recomend this book! It will greatly save your time!

I have read some other books, but I was tired of they repeatedly saying "what is a class, what is an interface, method, event...." I already know these concepts, what I want to know is how Java implements these concepts. This book is right for me. Just look into the examples you will get all the answers.

This book is absolutely fantastic! Whenever there is an area that I need to come up to speed on quickly, I look in this book and skip the 1000 page tome du jour.

For example, I started exploring JDBC with this book (the subject of about 15 pages), typed in the example and used JavaDocs for the rest. Saved me a lot of time.