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4.0 out of 5 stars
A fine tutorial
The best way to learn about a new tool (which is what the JFC are) is to watch someone work with it. Though it's not a comprehensive reference, this book does explain how to perform lots of popular JFC tasks. There are some cool examples involving network resources and displaying raster graphics. Code is presented in an example-and-commentary format, so you can...
Published on August 13, 1998
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3.0 out of 5 stars
It worked for me
I am new to the OOLanguage world. I have about 5 Java books on my desk. When I try to get an explaination I read until I find one that has examples and speaks plain enough for a novist. Out of all my books this book was the only one that addressed JProgress Bars and it was plain enough for me to apply it to my code. I also used this book - from all my others to...
Published on September 8, 2000 by D.L. Price
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3.0 out of 5 stars
It worked for me,
By D.L. Price (Severn, MD) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jfc: Java Foundation Classes (Paperback)
I am new to the OOLanguage world. I have about 5 Java books on my desk. When I try to get an explaination I read until I find one that has examples and speaks plain enough for a novist. Out of all my books this book was the only one that addressed JProgress Bars and it was plain enough for me to apply it to my code.I also used this book - from all my others to explain interfaces and abstracts. Good reference book and in plain english for someone coming from the structured language field.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good for novices and tinkerers. Engineers require more depth,
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This review is from: Jfc: Java Foundation Classes (Paperback)
I was looking for a book that would explain some of the more abstract and undocumented areas of the JFC like using the Action interface. I'm still looking. This book is a little too basic for me. To be fair, I haven't read the chapters on printing and JDBC.Some of the tips are helpfull but I find that reading the javadoc and the swing connection provides a great deal of more information. However, I'm looking forward to Geary's JFC book when it's released. His Java 1.1 AWT book was the best book about the AWT that I've read. I'm looking for a book that would explain how to design Java UI's from an architectural perspective rather that the details and placement of widgets. More details about desining and changing the models associated with the delegates would be nice. Maybe I should write it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fine tutorial,
By A Customer
This review is from: Jfc: Java Foundation Classes (Paperback)
The best way to learn about a new tool (which is what the JFC are) is to watch someone work with it. Though it's not a comprehensive reference, this book does explain how to perform lots of popular JFC tasks. There are some cool examples involving network resources and displaying raster graphics. Code is presented in an example-and-commentary format, so you can see what he's doing overall before he explains it piece-by-piece.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not comprehensive enough, but has a couple of good examples,
By A Customer
This review is from: Jfc: Java Foundation Classes (Paperback)
I've read three JFC books thus far, and this one was my least favorite. It simply doesn't have the breadth of coverage that you would expect. It's not a good reference book, because it only covers the com.sun.java.swing package. Nor does it have a comprehensive set of examples. There are a couple of case study examples that are worthwhile, if you are specifically interested in the nitty-gritty details of using JFC and printing, or JFC with JDBC, but that's about it. |
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Jfc: Java Foundation Classes by Daniel I. Joshi (Paperback - May 1998)
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