I’ve been using Java for almost a year now and this book definitely enhanced my understanding on the language and how to use its features more efficiently. I don’t recommend it as an introduction to the language, but once you do get familiar with its syntax and you start wondering what resource you should turn to improve your understanding of the language and its usability, then read this book!
The writing is clean and comprehensive. I didn’t feel lost on most topics. I was able to follow along pretty consistently. The ones I did struggle with, I just re-read some parts of the passages and looked up some articles that were a little more introductory to what I was reading.
If anyone is wondering how this book fairs on an e-reader, I read this all through a Kindle and I didn’t see any issues with the examples or text.
Finally, if I had to make just one request, I’d say that a few more examples of bad practices vs the good ones would be awesome just to highlight the issues that a passage addresses.
Amazing book nonetheless!
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