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John Zukowski's Definitive Guide to Swing for Java 2 with CD-ROM [Illustrated] [Paperback]

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This book follows the successful model of Zukowskis best selling "Java AWT Reference" from OReilly &Associates. Combining a tutorial and reference, John Zukowskis Definitive Guide to Swing for Java 2 promises to become the one stop resource for serious Java developers. As the first comprehensive (around 800 pages), but not overwhelming book to be based on released (not beta) versions of the Java 2 Swing Set, this book provides detailed coverage of all issues related to Java programming using the Swing Set that professionals need to know.

While Java has been very successful on the server side, it has been less successful on the client (user) level. The recently released part of both JDK 1.1 and the Java 2 platform called the Swing Set is the tool that Java programmers have long waited forit makes client side programming in Java a real possibility for the first time. All serious Java programmers who care about building a rich user interface into their Java programs will switch to the Swing set, bypassing the older AWT user-interface components. Programmers will need a comprehensive reference to the Swing Set and will find it in this book.

About the Author

John Zukowski is a faculty member of the Magelang Institute, a leading provider of advanced Java training. He is a columnist for "JavaWorld" magazine and is the guide for Java at About.com. Zukowski has written many other popular titles including "Java AWT Reference", "Mastering Java 2", and "Borland's Jbuilder: No Experience Required". He is the author of "John Zukowski's Definitive Guide to Swing for Java 2".

Product Details

  • Paperback: 861 pages
  • Publisher: Apress; Bk&CD Rom edition (June 15, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 189311502X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1893115026
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,977,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful and very manageable., November 10, 1999
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This review is from: John Zukowski's Definitive Guide to Swing for Java 2 with CD-ROM (Paperback)
Zukowski's book is the most up to date and covers what seems important - much more manageable then Geary and more up to date then Eckstein. (OK the *book* is Geary's Graphic Java but at 1600 pages it is more of a reference then something you'll want to read-it's just *too* big.) Of course,the best situation would be if there was a new edition of Core JFC -none of the code runs in that anymore although the changes needed aren't hard-I learned swing from that book!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "Definitive" is one word that comes to mind., May 15, 2000
This review is from: John Zukowski's Definitive Guide to Swing for Java 2 with CD-ROM (Paperback)
I've been using his books since he published his "Teach Yourself JBuilder". The best parts of his work are: concrete code examples; clear, concise, and eminently readable writing; clear and easy to understand diagrams. I guess that pretty much covers the entire book, but then, *he's that good*.

I've got other books on Swing, and I'm starting to see the money I spent before this book as wasted (well, maybe not *wasted*, but you get the idea). As with a previous reader, I found the explanation of undo/redo particularly useful.

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Sun's Documentation is Better, July 15, 2001
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The goal of a programming book should be to make it easier to use the language or library. This book doesn't do that. There is no sorting of what is important and what isn't.

Chapter 3, for example, is a very muddled discussion of MVC, and only confuses the whole issue of the place of MVC in Swing. The UML diagrams throughout are not very informative, either.

I bought this book with the hopes that it would give me a big picture overview of swing, but instead it just gets lost in all the details. I finally bit the bullet and read Sun's Swing tutorials and documents, and found them much more informative. I wish I didn't have to read them on the computer screen.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The book for professional Swing development !
This book is not to be used as a reference. It is a tool to teach you all the features of Swing, including all the tips and tricks (that other books won't give you) on how to... Read more
Published on March 14, 2002 by Ori Cohen

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive Guide to Swing for Java 2
Excellent book. It covers some advanced topics in Swing programming. It helps Java developers to produce clean code and robust program by using Swing features effectively... Read more
Published on January 5, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally what I was looking for!
This book is the only one I've found that gives a good explanation of Swing's undo capabilities. Examples are clear & not cluttered with detail. Recommend!
Published on November 17, 1999

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