- Paperback: 516 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (19 Feb 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0471791911
- ISBN-13: 978-0471791911
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 1.9 x 25.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 288,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Programmers, computer scientists, and engineers need a book that delivers the essentials of how to program using Java in a more accessible, less rigorous approach. Java for Everyone provides them with a more user–friendly, graphics–intensive design that conveys complex concepts simply and effectively. It differs from other books in the market by focusing on topics such as loops and graphical interfaces, while avoiding a focus on object–orientation. The emphasis is placed on simple programs that use pre–built data structures and algorithms whenever possible. The examples and case studies explore practical applications that programmers, computer scientists, and engineers will find useful, such as processing tabular data, harvesting Web information, creating custom graphics, and building simple user interfaces.
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Cay S. Horstmann is a Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science at San Jose State University. He is an experience professional programmer and was Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Preview Systems, Inc. He is also a consultant for major corporations, universities, and organizations on Java, C++, Windows, and Internet programming. Horstmann is the author of many successful professional and academic books, including Big C++, C++ For Everyone, Big Java, Java Concepts, Object Oriented Design and Patterns (all John Wiley & Son, Inc.), and Core Java (Sun Microsystems Press), with Gary Cornell.
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This is a great book to buy if you are just starting out to learn java for the first time, they have very detailed examples of code that you can write yourself and see how they run and they explain everything in a clear and concise way
Format:Paperback
each chapter has plenty exercises, but the answers are not given to students. The online answer section is accessible only by tutors. However, it's a well designed and easy to read. You will need an extra book for doing exercises, and finding out if your answers are appropriate.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Not for programmers
19 Sep 2010
Format:Paperback
This is a very nicely edited book, with lot of images, generous margins and spacing, numerous boxes (common errors, syntax, etc.) and highlights, and a beautiful page layout.
It teaches the basis of programming with Java, and does it fairly well. However, readers with a previous programming experience will be disappointed: Java is used as a (nearly) incidental tool to learn programming. It really assumes you know nothing about programming of any kind and teaches you everything from variables to object-orientation, and from lists to flow-control operations.
Three supplementary chapters are available on-line only. There are also screencasts and additional worked examples. Many exercises are proposed at the end of each chapter of the book but the solutions are not available to individual programmers, so their usefulness is low.
In conclusion, the book's title and presentation are misleading. It is a book for university instructors and students, not for everyone. If you know another programming language and wish to learn Java, this book is not for you. If you know nothing about progamming and want to learn Java as a first language, this book might be for you, but you should find an organized course centered around it to take full advantage of it. In this regard, the presentation on the publisher website is more accurate than Amazon's.
It teaches the basis of programming with Java, and does it fairly well. However, readers with a previous programming experience will be disappointed: Java is used as a (nearly) incidental tool to learn programming. It really assumes you know nothing about programming of any kind and teaches you everything from variables to object-orientation, and from lists to flow-control operations.
Three supplementary chapters are available on-line only. There are also screencasts and additional worked examples. Many exercises are proposed at the end of each chapter of the book but the solutions are not available to individual programmers, so their usefulness is low.
In conclusion, the book's title and presentation are misleading. It is a book for university instructors and students, not for everyone. If you know another programming language and wish to learn Java, this book is not for you. If you know nothing about progamming and want to learn Java as a first language, this book might be for you, but you should find an organized course centered around it to take full advantage of it. In this regard, the presentation on the publisher website is more accurate than Amazon's.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
eh, Ive seen better
3 July 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
There are several problems with the way this book is written. First, there are a couple of small errors in a couple of the examples forcing you to figure out the mistake. When you actually find it, you learned something but its very frustrating. Second, numerous examples list things that the author hasnt covered leaving you to stare at it for a while. You then re-read the preceding text hoping to find what you missed. When you cant find it, you have to wonder if its important enough to look up or skip it because it must not be relevant to the section. Very frustrating. Some of the problem questions and review exercises ask you to create code that wasnt covered specifically in the material.
The book seems to by attempting to make a complicated subject look overly simple. Unfortunately it seems to do this by assuming we know enough about Java to fill in the blanks or catch errors.
If you're looking for a book that will stretch your brain like a rubber band to the point just before it snaps, this may be the perfect book for you. If you want a clear, complete easy to follow guide to Java, you may want to look at other options
The book seems to by attempting to make a complicated subject look overly simple. Unfortunately it seems to do this by assuming we know enough about Java to fill in the blanks or catch errors.
If you're looking for a book that will stretch your brain like a rubber band to the point just before it snaps, this may be the perfect book for you. If you want a clear, complete easy to follow guide to Java, you may want to look at other options
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Just what I wanted to teach beginning programming!
9 Mar 2011
Format:Paperback
The purpose of this book is to teach novice programmers programming, using Java as the vehicle. It does this superbly! I love this book because it is not overwhelmingly huge and heavy. Yet there is enough in this book for a CS 1 course.
Another thing I praise this book for is that it is "objects gradual" rather than "objects early" or "objects first." Objects are not really introduced until chapter 7 (I think, I don't have the TOC in front of me.) This fits my philosophy perfectly.
So far, my students say they like the book. This is the first semester I've used it. I love the pictures!
Another thing I praise this book for is that it is "objects gradual" rather than "objects early" or "objects first." Objects are not really introduced until chapter 7 (I think, I don't have the TOC in front of me.) This fits my philosophy perfectly.
So far, my students say they like the book. This is the first semester I've used it. I love the pictures!
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