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Teach Yourself Java 1.2 in 24 Hours

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This is the third book on Java that I have attempted to read, and it was the first one that did not leave me completely confused. The book starts out real basic(almost two basic for anyone that is already familar with programming) and then it begins to add on each chapter. The author does a great job explaining everything, including the highlight of the book "Objects"! The author does his best work explaining objects and how to crate and use them. After finishing the book I was more than ready to move on to more advance coding. I feel very comforable with the base knowledge of JAVA that I now have.

I wasn't looking for an entertaining book about Java programming--just one that taught the language. I got both. Very funny and very informative...I enjoyed it thoroughly.

I'm enjoying reading this book. Very easy to understand.

The one thing missing is an explanation of why code lines do the things they do. How about explaining Constructors and Main methods.....?

This book, is definitely not for the experienced programmer. I blazed through the book in one evening, and didn't really learn anything. This book might be great if you've never written a line of code in any language. If you've been programming for years and want to add another language to your resume don't use this book. I spent more time scanning past useless information (I already know what a computer program is), to find the few nuggets of useful information.

The worst book (always if someone wants call it a book) that I have never been TRYING reading. I bought that "book" with my eyes bended after have bought and read the book "SAMS teach yourself HTML 4 in 24 hours". That is a great book. But after this OBJECT that you can name PUBLIC WASTE Sams name will leave my mind forever!

This book made it very easy to understand the concepts of Java. The only problem is the code with Swing, which has been changed in the final version...this book also uses the beta version of the JDK, which has changed significantly since the final version has come out. Otherwise, a great read.

The author's use of examples that build on previous examples is very effective in learning the tools needed to build a java program. The only negative is having to pull down various files from the web site to complete certain lessons. A CD, with all the source code and supporting files, would have been nice.

I think that's the easiest way to learn java.. a great book for the newies...

I'm a profesional Delphi, Java and Perl programmer and (for the purpose of this review, it's more important I guess...) an instructor of Java language in a university. My pupil are first year communications students who come to me even without basic computer knowledge. And, I have to teach them Java! So, guess which book I'm using... TY Java 1.2 in 24 Hours is the book for the non-programmer to start learning programming. It includes everything you ask for an 'introduction' book; plus, a very important but generally forgotten element for education: Fun.