Java How to Program (4th Edition) (Paperback)

by Harvey M. Deitel (Author), Paul J. Deitel (Author)

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Product Description
An introduction to the Java 2 Platform, Standard edition, using the author's LIVE-CODE training methods. Covers data structures/collections, exceptions, multithreading, files, streams, serialization, and more. Provides screen captures and Internet resources. Includes accompanying CD-ROM. Previous edition: c1999. Softcover. DLC: Java (Computer program language).

From the Back Cover
The authoritative DEITEL™ LIVE-CODE™ introduction to programming with the Java™ 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)

Java™ has revolutionized software development with multimedia-intensive, platform-independent, object-oriented code for conventional, Internet-, Intranet- and Extranet-based applications and applets. This exciting new Fourth Edition of the world's best-selling Java textbook now has a companion volume—Advanced Java 2 Platform How to Program—which focuses on the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), presents advanced J2SE features and introduces the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME).

Dr. Harvey M. Deitel and Paul J. Deitel are the founders of Deitel & Associates, Inc., the internationally recognized corporate training and content-creation organization specializing in Java, C++, C, Visual C#™, Visual Basic®, Visual C++®, .NET, XML™, Python, Perl, Internet, Web and object technologies. The Deitels are also the authors of the world's #1 C++ textbook—C++ How to Program, 3/e—and many other best sellers.

In Java How to Program, Fourth Edition the Deitels introduce the fundamentals of object-oriented programming in Java. The 4th edition includes an optional 180-page case study that introduces object-oriented design with the UML.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1546 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (August 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130341517
• ISBN-13: 978-0130341518
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #713,589 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good for learning to program Java. Bad for Reference., May 10, 2002

By	tkman (Canada) - See all my reviews

If you are buying a book you need to ensure you choose the appropriate one. This is not a Java reference book. This is not a learn java in 24 hours or 21 days type [thing].

If you are an experienced programmer, and want to learn Java, or have hacked around with Java and want to get a really good introduction to lots of the core aspects of java then this book is really good.

The book teaches not just the syntax of Java instructions, it does more. It introduces the reader to OO style programming from a Java perspective. It encourages the reader to understand UML and the common notation used by OO designers. It also encourages readers to take advantage of experienced people by referring to Patterns.

The bad. It is not a reference book. Don't buy this if you want to look up a snippet of code around a specific instruction or Java concept. There are better books for reference use.

Overall this is an excellent book for learning to program with Java and doing so with an OO perspective and using common OO design notation.

All the exercises run without bugs, and are meaningful for what they are trying to demonstrate.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Deitel Java Books are great!, January 7, 2002

By	DarylT (Birmingham, MI) - See all my reviews

I've worked my way through the 3rd Edition and am working on the Advanced volume and the new material in this volume. I like the level of detail provided! After finishing a chapter I feel as though I have a very good start on each topic and (between the two volumes) just about every important topic is covered. I find this book to be clearly written but challenging. The exercises at the end of each chapter help me to find out if I've really learned the material. I like the way that each file is explained in detail in a very structured and systematic way. Everyone should document code as well as the Dietels do! I like the way that this version focuses on Design Patterns and clearly explains the Archetecture of each program using the UML. Another good thing I can say about these books is that I haven't found any code that dosen't compile and run in Windows, Linux, Mac OS and Mac OS/X! The tools that come with the book are useful, but the Advanced volume required me to download most of the APIs from the SUN.com web site.I've asked several questions via e-mail and have gotten a great response from P.D. himself! Yes, they cost more than the others and can require an investment of time to complete! However, I have found them to be extremely helpful!!!!!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on Java Programming, March 2, 2002

By	Anders Sparén (Stockholm, Sweden) - See all my reviews

I think "Java - How to Program" by Deitel & Deitel is an excellent book for learning Java programming. The book starts with a short introduction to computers, the Internet and the World Wide Web, and then focuses on Java applications and Java applets. It also gives an introduction to object-based and object-oriented programming, multithreading, servlets, networking and JavaBeans.

Deitel & Deitel teach by live-code examples. They first show you the code of an example, then a screen dump of what it will look like on your computer, and finally explain the code. Every chapter includes tips on good programming practices and warnings for common programming errors. Each chapter ends with a summary, terminology, and performance, testing and debugging tips, software engineering observations, as well as a large number of exercises. On the CD included, you will find Internet links to various sites with Java resources, software, as well as an Internet link to the code of the examples.

For me as a computer layman, I am a chemist by profession; the book has been extremely useful as an introduction to Java programming. I read the 3rd edition of the book, but now a later version is available.