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by Andrea Steelman (Author) "Before you can begin learning the Java language, you need to install Java and you need to learn how to use some tools for working..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 712 pages
  • Publisher: Murach (Mike) & Associates Inc.; Pap/Cdr edition (1 Sep 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 189077412X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1890774127
  • Product Dimensions: 25.3 x 20.5 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"This is the best book on the subject I have seen. I bought my first Murach book in 1987, have bought several more over the years, and have never been disappointed."

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An exciting, new approach to Java instruction that includes the latest Java releases (1.3.1 and 1.4). In just twenty chapters, you grow from beginner to entry-level professional. Along the way, you learn how to develop GUIs with Swing components; how to work with files; how to use JDBC to work with databases; how to develop applets that are run from Internet browsers; how to work with threads; and much more. It's all there in the unique Murach style that has been training professional programmers for more than 25 years. Includes CD-Rom.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for the novice, 24 Jun 2003
By Thomas Paul (Plainview, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This is an excellent introduction to the Java programming language. This book has several good things about it that make it an excellent resource for the inexperienced programmer. First, it is simple and easy to follow. Second, it allows the inexperienced programmer to quickly start writing programs. Third, it covers only the basics avoiding anything that would make learning more difficult than necessary. The book works by concentrating on how things work. Sections are entitled, "How to work with the String class, " "How to catch exceptions, " etc. The book gives brief descriptions followed by practical examples.

However, the book needs to be updated. Although the cover says that it include version 1.4, only the CD has been updated, not the book itself. Inner classes are given brief mention and the discussion of local classes is reduced to a sentence. The Collection and Map frameworks are not mentioned at all. Only the Vector class is discussed and that is only given four pages. On the positive side, JDBC is discussed as well as file I/O and threads.

Overall this book is very good for the person with little or no programming experience wanting to get some practical knowledge of Java. Other books might provide more information and be more current but they are also more difficult to follow. You are unlikely to find another book that has as much hand holding as this book. If you want to learn Java and would prefer a book that will gently teach you the basics then this book would make an excellent choice.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Updated version contains too many errors, 14 May 2005
By Thomas Paul (Plainview, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murach's Beginning Java 2, JDK 5 (Paperback)
The earlier edition of this book was a well written tutorial for the beginner Java programmer but it was also in need of an update. The release of the JDK 5 edition of "Beginning Java 2" attempts to answer that need. The new edition is almost 100 pages longer and the extra pages have been used to give greater detail on object oriented programming and to cover some of the new additions to the language such as generics. Unfortunately, the new edition contains too many mistakes and is less well organized than its predecessor.

A few examples of mistakes in the book will explain my complaints. In the discussion of abstract classes, the book tells us that subclasses of an abstract class must override all the abstract methods of the parent class. This, of course, is not true if the child class is also abstract. In the discussion of threads, the book explains synchronization of methods using a method that does not need to be synchronized. The explanation makes it appear that method variables are shared by threads. The book tells us that primitives are passed by value and objects are passed by reference. Of course, Java always passes by value although the value passed may be a reference. There are also problems with the sequence in which language features are introduced. For example, int and double are introduced early, but the reader must wait forty pages to discover that there are other primitive data types.

Overall, the new release of Beginning Java 2 represents a step backward in the Murach family of books. This book could have used much more careful editing and a better sequence of topics. If you are looking for a tutorial or textbook I can not recommend this edition.

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