Customer Reviews

The Java Faq (Java Series)

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Really saves you time by giving you nitty gritty details in concise form..is very useful for preparing for certification exams

It is a good book, but need to be updated to include many new technologies developed in Java. I give it 5 stars but if you need to know the most recent Java, you should look for somewhere else.

Explanations are to the point and illustrated with examples. The coverage of "synchronized", "monitors", "wait/notify" are exceptional. An excellent desk side companion (another desk side companion would be The Java Class Libraries by Rosanna Lee and Patrick Chan). Includes differences of JDK 1.0.2 and JDK 1.1 as well.

Java Faq is a good book to test your Understanding of Java. I think the book serves as a reference for people, who already knows the language and are working on learning the language.

I rate this book as a "buy". It has 200 answers to the most-frequently asked questions (FAQ) by Sun, the developer's of Java.

Although, it covers Java very old versions of Java (1.02 & 1.1), much of the content is still applicabe today, in the year 2007, ten years after the book was written.

This book is not for Java beginner's because, if you're a beginner you may not realize what is still pertinent and what is out-dated.

For knowledgeable Java developers, it is an incredibly good value. Reading this book will make you a more well-rounded developer.

I hope that Sun updates this book and keeps it small. Sometimes "less is more".

Kaydell