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by Patrick Naughton (Author), Herbert Schildt (Author) "When the chronicle of computer languages is written, the following will be said: B led to C, C evolved into C++, and C++ set the..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 1077 pages
  • Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill,U.S.; 4th Revised edition edition (1 Jan 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0072130849
  • ISBN-13: 978-0072130843
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 18.7 x 5.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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For a supposedly easy-to-use language Java has generated a range of enormous books. The ever excellent Schildt continues the tradition--even allowing for the added coverage of Java 1.3--in this 1,000+ word tome.

Schildt divides the book into four parts. The first third is a solid tutorial on Java programming with neat code examples showing how various features work. Nearly half is taken up with a detailed view of the Java Library followed by 150 pages on Java software development. The last section dissects four Java applets.

Although described as a reference, Java 2: The Complete Reference is a lot more than a list of facts. There's advice, demonstrations of best practice, asides for those using languages such as C and C++ and a pleasant absence of the justifications for various Java design decisions which clog so many books on the subject. Schildt takes the line that Java is the future for Net and networked programs. Coming from perhaps the best-selling writer on C and C++ this is more than interesting. It's a pity Microsoft didn't read it. Perhaps it would have changed its mind about supporting Java.

One oddity is the way Schildt gives more coverage to the largely superseded AWT, the Abstract Window Toolkit, than to its easier and more flexible replacement, Swing. However, both are big areas; perhaps Schildt thinks you should be reading books dealing specifically with these subjects. He'll probably write one. --Steve Patient

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First developed in 1991, Java is an excellent first language for the aspiring programmer because of its growing popularity in the development community; seasoned pros will find it easy to learn. Primary among this revised edition's offerings is information on the recently released Java 1.3, known as the 2.0 in the techie world becuase it represents such a major upgrade. Schildt, a renowned programming author, skillfully combines code, theory, and reference matter. Libraries that already own the third edition (1999) should purchase, as Java 1.3 is the only version that Sun Microsystems now supports.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent coverage of the Java language, 30 Nov 2000
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This review is from: The Complete Reference, Java 2 ( Third Edition ) (Paperback)
As a final year honours student, this book was invaluable to me, providing the solid grounding in Java I needed before tackling a somewhat daunting project. As a professional software engineer, it still provides a handy reference for when the Java documention gets a bit sparse.

Topics include everything from basic use of the String class, though networking (including an HTTP server), applets, the AWT, multithreading and image-processing. Only major criticism is that coverage of Swing is decidedly lacking, with a brief introduction to JApplet, JFrame and JTable. Despite the non-trivial nature of much of the content, the text itself remains easy to read and is interspersed with many well written examples.

Don't be fooled by the 'complete reference' title. Java is huge, and no single book can describe it completely. But don't be daunted by the thickness, either. There's a lot in the book, but every part of it's useful.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Java2: The Excellent Reference., 23 Nov 1999
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This review is from: The Complete Reference, Java 2 ( Third Edition ) (Paperback)
After browsing through a lot of books about Java, I came across Java2: The Complete Reference. I admit it, one of the main reasons I bought this book was that it was written by Herbert Schildt. Some years ago, when learning C++, a friend recommended Herb's book on the subject, which helped me immensely. So when I saw his name on this book, I just had to buy it. But believe me, it was money well spent. It's no wonder that Schildt is the world's leading programming author. The book is well structured, it doesn't jump from one subject to another without warning, like most other books I've read. The concepts become clear easily, and the examples are plenty. At this point I have to stress that I am NOT an expert programmer. I just started learning Java two months or so ago, and I still consider myself a novice. So I cannot comment on the validity of the title 'A Complete Reference', like another reader did. I don't know if this is a COMPLETE reference, but what I do know is that it is an EXCELLENT reference. If you want, like me, to get introduced to Java programming from scratch, or even if you're an advanced Java programmer who has 20 different books on his desk, changing betweem them for different applications, go ahead and BUY THIS BOOK !! You won't regret it. Oh, I forgot to mention that the co-author, Patrick Naughton, was a founding member of the ORIGINAL Java Project Team at Sun Microsystems. Need I say more?
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not THAT bad..., 23 Feb 2002
Just like new CD albums promise to be the 'best album in the world ever' (until the next one comes out) this book is another in the series of 'complete references' for Java. It starts off pretty detailed, but by about Chapter 14 they think "hang on a minute, if we carry on at this rate we'll devastate a whole rainforest", and begin to progressively skimp on method detail. As such, important issues in GUI programming such as ActionListeners, EventListeners etc, barely get a look-in. With hindsight, I would have bought Java in a nutshell, however, I naievely bought it after it was recommended by my lecturer at Uni. I now look on amazon for books to get rather than the University reading list because the reviews are normally spot on. Cheers.
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