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The author is an experienced college teacher, and the book's effective presentation style is arguably its major strength. Early chapters rely on simple mathematical examples. Other examples look at parsing social security numbers or storing entries from a telephone book. Java Programming does a good job of presenting the basics of object-oriented design in terms of both designing custom classes and taking advantage of existing Java classes, such as String, StringBuffer and Vector objects. Of course, along the way, the basics of Java syntax are covered, including many of its keywords, operators and data types.
Though suitable for a college classroom, this textbook is never academic or dull. The colloquial and friendly writing style presents the essentials of Java without ever getting bogged down in theory. Besides command-line programs, you will also learn how to do basic graphics in Java, and even play simple games (like Blackjack). The custom classes presented in this book make it simpler to work with Java, even for beginners. Every chapter provides extensive review summaries of the important points demonstrated in each section, as well as a handful of exercises that will let you try out material on your own.
Now that Java is routinely used as a first programming language in many colleges, this book fills a useful niche. It is also an excellent home study choice for readers who appreciate a patient and thorough teaching style. --Richard Dragan
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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one of the best Java book...,
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This review is from: Java Programming: From the beginning (Paperback)
I bought this book from amazon.co.uk solely based on reviews at amazon.com. having read it for the past couple of days I can say with authority (having read at least half a dozen Java books) that this is the best one I've read. It is thorough, concise, puts little emphasis on applets (many books assume that's all java programmers want), explains and fills in the gaps that I had of Java programming. I understand more than I did before and hopefully after I have finished the book & its exercises my Java knowledge will be more structured and capable. I would recommend this book to everyone starting in Java and it is also a good reference point for experienced programmers, however you will also need a more advanced book in due course. Hopefully my review will help you make the right choice. Trev, UK
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4.9 out of 5 stars (22 customer reviews) 21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Very good introduction to Java Programming,
By Victor Kamat - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Java Programming: From the beginning (Paperback)
This is a very introductory text on java programming. KN King has written this book in the same style as his excellent text on C programming. This is as good an introduction to Java as one can get - but one needs to keep in mind that this does not cover any of the standard libraries like swing, awt, etc. or advanced topics like threads, databases. It is pitched to a person who is new to computer programming. With this caveat in mind King's coverage of classes, objects, control structures is very good. The organization of the material, explanation, examples, and the colloquial presentation are the highlights of this text.
30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
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K.N. King does it again!,
By "mmezei" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Java Programming: From the beginning (Paperback)
Once again K.N. King produced a masterpiece. This book is the best book that I have ever read for students with no prior programming experience. In addition I believe that professional non-Java programmers can gain unique insight and a bottom up understanding of the Java language and of object oriented concepts by reading this book. The text is clear, thorough, and chock full of great examples and projects. If you want to learn Java this book will take you there. You will not learn applets, servlets, EJB, etc. However when you finish you will have a deep understanding of the language and will be more ready then most people to tackle the other technologies.
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Concise and well-organized,
By C. Burch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Java Programming: From the beginning (Paperback)
I chose this as a textbook for our introductory programming course here, and I've not been disappointed. Though I don't ask my students to read it, many of them have been - and that itself speaks volumes for how readable this book is.Most books tend to get overfull with needless details. King generally avoids this, parceling out the information without getting bogged down. Often, King splits what would normally be a chapter into two halves: The important half comes at the beginning, and the less important alternatives come later. It works well. My biggest complaint is that the book takes longer getting to worthwhile programs than I'd like. Don't expect to write programs to do vaguely interesting things until around page 150 (when the author finally gets around to incorporating repetition into programs). King has definitely been selective in choosing what to cover. This certainly isn't one of those encyclopedic textbooks. It's enough for a semester, and that's it. (Some examples of what King basically skips: recursion, throwing exceptions, bit operators, defining interfaces.) I consider this selectivity to be a feature; it certainly distinguishes this book from much of the competition. I've looked at a lot of Java textbooks for beginning programmers. Most seem to have been published in the hurry to capture some of the market. This is not among them. It's an excellent choice for those who want to learn how to program. |
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