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Mastering Java 2, J2SE 1.4

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No offense John Zukowski is one of the foremost and well known Java Programmer in the world(He has contributed to the Java Programming Arena a lot ive heard he has even written or contributed to the Java API's) however being a great programmer and being a good writer are definitely two worlds apart..His writing is put simply a presumptive approach to explaining the code yourself youll spend more time interpreting his code since obviously speaking....the explanation is absolutely not there...The book is good for the first 4 chapters(Particularly a humorous intro in Chapter 1 unfortunately bottom line java aint about humor)however as the book picks up speed you get the feeling that the author speeded up a lot of things. I found the ExitableJFrame class to have considerably lessen the length of codes in JFrame and Application type of programs however this code simply limits the Object Oriented Capability of the JFrame class. For Example in order to set the container background using the Container interface implementing the ExitableJFrame class doesnt work.(ex: c.setBackground(new Color(22,33,144));) on the JFrame class

The next time mr. zukowski you write a book please put a premium on explaining things cause to be honest i think some of this good reviews are all a bunch of crap(maybe a token of appreciation from your friends). If anyone doubts me try buying the book ...Youll end up wishfully thinking...Where the hell is the logical explanation i was hoping for..In the end youve gotta do more of "the explain the code yourself" than "the learn java programming"
(This absolutely is a dangerous practice since sometimes people think what they thought was right however as soon as it is applied....Programming Logic fails) I found one particular chapter useful though and that was The chapter on PRINTING for the rest however youll find this book is no good. You will fare better with books from Herbert Schildt or Paul Deitel or Cadenhead or Ivor Horton...Zukowski?? Maybe a lame reference book!!

I have read "Thinking in Java..." by Bruce Eckel and some other Java books and I have found that
this book, "Mastering Java 2 J2SE 1.4", covers same material in a different way, with lot of
diagrams and pictures, wich has helped me to read it with joy. There are some mistakes
in source code, wich I have found on accompanied CD, but I have found easy to rectify it.
I would recommend this book to anybody who already knows some Java and wants to learn some
specific parts of Java, i.e. printing.

I'm an E-Commerce Developer (using Embed Perl, Perl5, TCL, ADP, OpenACS) for more than 7 years, and I just had the time to migrate to Java just this year. I know learning a new language needs some technical experience, otherwise your time table would have some complexity especially if you're on a fast environment. Getting this book would give you a good head start on Java (if you're serious migrating on this system). There's a lot of books out there to start your career (w/ Java) but definitely it's upto your experience level on how you react to the technicalities of the contents. Just read the book first before you buy (it's free from BN and Borders), and you'll not be disappointed later on.

I came to Java with some previous limited programming experience, most of which I forgot years ago. You can actually learn everything about Java using available online resources ( Sun's tutorials, mailing list archives, etc ) but I constantly finding myself going to this book when I need to more than the API tells me. Its probably not the best book for someone who's just starting programming. For the complete beginner I'd recommend Sam's Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 days. And since Java is moving on to version 1.5 you can probably get a good deal on this book.

Do yourself a favor please dont buy this book!!! save your dollars..this book will be better off as a paper weight!!

No good in one word definitely not worth your money
Several lines of text without any effort on good explanation..not for beginners....maybe for intermmediate or advanced users