Just Java 1.1 (SunSoft Press Java): Amazon.co.uk: Peter van der Linden, Sun Microsystems Press: Books

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78417-3 If you need to learn Java fast, Just Java 1.1 and beyond is for you. In this completely updated third edition, Peter van der Linden, the author of the classic Expert C Programming, brings his well-known enthusiasm, expertise, and wit to the challenge of explaining Java and object-oriented programming as painlessly as possible. Just Java 1.1 and beyond covers all the fundamentals of Java programming, including Java object-oriented techniques, types, statements, arrays, string processing, and advanced features like networking and threads. This expanded, new edition includes detailed coverage of the JDK 1.1 event model, new AWT capabilities, and I/O. There's even a preview of the new windowing "Swing" components. Just Java 1.1 also includes more examples than ever, along with up-to-the-minute coverage of new Java APIs, including the powerful new Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API. Nobody teaches Java like Peter van der Linden! *The Story of O: Object-Oriented Programming. *GIGO: Garbage In, Gospel Out. *Associativity and the "Coffeepot Property" . CD-ROM includes the latest version of the Java Development Kit and code samples compiled for Java 1.1

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If you need to learn Java fast, Just Java 1.1 and beyond is for you. In this completely updated third edition, Peter van der Linden, the author of the classic Expert C Programming, brings his well-known enthusiasm, expertise, and wit to the challenge of explaining Java and object-oriented programming as painlessly as possible.

Just Java 1.1 and beyond covers all the fundamentals of Java programming, including Java object-oriented techniques, types, statements, arrays, string processing, and advanced features like networking and threads. This expanded, new edition includes detailed coverage of the JDK 1.1 event model, new AWT capabilities, and I/O. There's even a preview of the new windowing “Swing” components.

Just Java 1.1 also includes more examples than ever, along with up-to-the-minute coverage of new Java APIs, including the powerful new Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API.

Nobody teaches Java like Peter van der Linden!

The Story of O: Object-Oriented Programming.
GIGO: Garbage In, Gospel Out.
Associativity and the “Coffeepot Property” .

CD-ROM includes the latest version of the Java Development Kit and code samples compiled for Java 1.1

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Good for beginners; Not good for professional programmers 14 Sep 1998

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

This book is pretty good in the sense that it covers a lot of stuff providing a lot of background and presenting the whole thing in a interesting manner (with a lot of anectodes and humourous asides). But the problem with the book is the very same thing -- it simply has too much noise (idle chatter). For a beginner the book may be a good experience, but for a programmer coming from a C/C++ background, the book is frustrating when you are trying to learn Java fassssst. The book is also not very useful as a reference. So if you are a beginner go for it, if not look for another book.

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I needed to learn Java to get a new job, I read this book..and got the job

A good book with a bad binding. 24 Jan 2000

By dilke@easynet.co.uk

This is an excellent and thought-provoking book. It is funny and erudite. Unfortunately, my copy fell apart while I was reading it. I like the book. What am I to do? Buy another and wait for that to fall apart too? Get the book expensively re-bound somewhere? I would prefer not to be confronted with such an unnecessary problem. So would you, I think. If a paperback book costs nearly �30 it should be made to a reasonable standard.

There Are Better Books

This is an okay book, but not one of the best programming books I've read. It is not well organized and the index isn't very comprehensive. Read more

Published on 13 Dec 1998

Great ... easy , and clear !

I have heard of pvdl from some friends but was dubious about that Java language because of the incredible hype surrounding it but I discovered the power of Java thru this... Read more

Published on 13 July 1998

Well worth reading!

This book really sticks out of the many books written about Java. Having no previous experience of Java programming I found this book very helpful and still not too shallow for... Read more

Published on 5 Jun 1998

Best Book on Java for Programmers

Peter Van Der Linden authored a great book on Java. This book can be benificial for beginners as well as programmers who were exposed to C. Read more

Published on 2 Jun 1998

Good but still a little complex

Overall a good book with clear explanations but it relies heavily upon the fact that the reader has some knowledge of programming beforehand.

Published on 16 Feb 1998

The Title Does and Doesn't Say It All...

Walking into any half-way decent bookstore (or searching through an online alternative), the contemporary computer professional (or novice) is met with an overwhelming array of... Read more

Published on 12 Jan 1998

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