Java Fundamentals I and II (Video Training) (Pt. 1-2) (Misc. Supplies)

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

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Product Description

Java Fundamentals I and II will show you everything you need to know to start building robust, powerful software with Java SE. This collection provides 14+ hours and $2,000 (USD) worth of expert Java training!

 

Your instructor, Paul Deitel, has personally taught Java at organizations ranging from IBM to Sun Microsystems to NASA. With the powerful videos included in thisLiveLesson, you’ll learn at your own pace as Deitel guides you through Java's fundamentals, object-oriented programming, and event-driven programming.

 

Deitel’s signature “live-code” approach shows you the correct ways to use Java, right from the start. And you’ll learn in the best possible way: through complete, working programs containing thousands of lines of fully tested Java program code. After mastering the basics--classes, objects, methods, and much more--you’ll move on to master professional-quality techniques, from inheritance and polymorphism to exception handling and user interface development.

 

Check out the extensive Java and Java-related Deitel® Resource Centers at www.deitel.com/resourcecenters.html. Each week Deitel® announces its latest Resource Centers in its newsletter, the DEITEL® BUZZ ONLINE (www.deitel.com/newsletter/subscribe.html).

 

Looking for a better way to master today’s rapidly changing programming technologies? Want expert help, but don’t have the time or energy to read a book? Can’t find classroom training worth the money? Discover LiveLessons: self-paced, personal video instruction from the world’s leading experts.

• LiveLessons are video courses, on DVD with a book supplement, that are organized into bite-sized, self-contained sessions–you’ll learn key skills in as little as fifteen minutes!
• Track your progress as you follow clearly defined learning objectives.
• Follow along as your instructor shows exactly how to get great results in your real-world environment.

About the Author

Paul Deitel, CEO, CTO, and cofounder of Deitel® & Associates, Inc., is coauthor of many of the world’s leading programming books, including the best-selling college textbook Java How to Program, Seventh Edition (Prentice Hall, 2007). Through Deitel® & Associates, Inc., he has delivered Java and other programming language courses to developers at dozens of the world’s leading organizations, including IBM, Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Fidelity, NASA, and many more.

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Product Details

• Misc. Supplies: 128 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1 Pap/DVD edition (March 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0137131135
• ISBN-13: 978-0137131136
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #341,996 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Book was Better, April 30, 2008

By	Marc Peabody "JavaRanch Bartender" (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I expected to play this on my DVD player and follow along with my laptop for any step-by-step code examples. I had great hopes of seeing programming concepts creatively illustrated in ways that just can't be accomplished in a book.

Instead, my DVD player didn't recognize the discs and I could only play them on my computer. This was basically fourteen hours of staring at code already written in a NetBeans editor while a faceless (and somewhat monotone) voice explained how the code works. The mouse pointer moves around or highlights some text to point out a particular area of code, the lessons sometimes shift to JavaDoc or a diagram, and you see Paul's face while he gives the intro and summary of each lesson... but it wasn't enough to keep me engaged.

Most if not all of the examples come from the book Java How to Program by Deitel & Associates, also around a hundred bucks. Personally, I'd prefer the book. If I'm staring at a pre-existing code sample, it's easier to read on paper. This does come with a small supplemental book with code samples but it's black and white, whereas the Java How to Program is in beautiful color.

Overall, this LiveLessons DVD pack isn't horrible - I simply think the Deitel book is a better value and I can only recommend this DVD product if you have two hundred dollars to spend and you wish to buy both the Java How to Program book and purchase this LiveLessons as a supplemental to break up the pace of your reading (it's a big book).

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent means to diversify your learning of Java, July 14, 2009

By	Mark A. Lee - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am using this product to learn java along with a Java programming book. The instructional videos were well done as is the 120 page source code listing that comes with it. It gives me a break from working through a text book and does a great job in it's use of examples to drive home key aspects of the Java language. Excellent resource.

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding package for self-learners., July 13, 2008

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Instructor Paul Deitel has taught Java at organizations across the country, and here uses videos in a LiveLesson package to encourage a 'learn at your own pace' approach for anyone interested in self-taught Java education. It's video instruction at its best: self-paced, personal, and expert - and comes with a book supplement to the DVD course. An outstanding package for self-learners.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch