Java: First Contact [Paperback]

Roger Garside (Author), John Mariani (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 4, 1997

Java, as a modern object-oriented programming language with a clean and elegant design, is an ideal language for teaching object-oriented programming skills to first year computer science students. Reflecting the authors' experience of teaching Java to their first year students, this undergraduate programming text, assumes no prior knowledge of general programming concepts. It provides coverage of the fundamental aspects of object-oriented programming using Java. Structured into five parts, the book introduces students to using objects from "day one", using them to introduce the basic concepts of programming and allowing the reader to become familiar with using objects in a variety of applications. The book then moves on to explain how to write objects, whilst parts three and four cover more advanced object and Java language features. The book concludes with a section on object-oriented design.

Product Details

• Paperback: 660 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology Ptr (Sd); 1 edition (September 4, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185032316X
• ISBN-13: 978-1850323167
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,057,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best for the newbies, February 28, 2000

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Rob Kitson (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Java: First Contact (Paperback)

I have been studying OOP, and can honestly say I could not have passed without the help of this book. Ignore the negatives from those who obviously have Java experience, this is a book for beginners and is honest about it. I have bought 5 books on java and this was the best for a first timer. For those who hate it...It's always easy to slam something like this if you already know what your doing. Remember when you were new?

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to OO Concepts, programming and JAVA., December 23, 1999

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Aatif (CT, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Java: First Contact (Paperback)

A very well written and easy to understand text on intorduction to OO concepts, programming logic and JAVA in general. Excellent usage of diagrams to get the point across. Probably not suitable for an advanced student or user of JAVA. The authors do let you know that they have assumed that the reader of this book has no programming background. Therefore, if posible, it is wise to read the introduction or the back cover of the book before purchasing it. I do tend to agree with one of the reviewers that if you find this book hard to understand then you do need to rethink about changing your field of study. Do not worry if the examples do not compile the first time, there are many books out there that have similar glicthes. Plus it is a good dose of reality, because there is no software application that hits the mark on the first pass. If you don't have the patience and the tenacity to debug, then you are headed for doom. Do not worry about examples not compiling---- learn the concepts, after that its all a piece of chocolate mousse.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Java books for novices., August 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Java: First Contact (Paperback)

Java - First Contact explores the Java programming language in depth, while maintaining a learning atmosphere which Roger Garside and John Mariani implement perfectly within the book. I'd recommended it as one of the first Java-related books a learner of Java should purchase.