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Beginning Java 2 - JDK 1.3 Edition
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With advanced chapters on saving data to files and adding printing support to Java applications (both topics that are rarely covered in Java books), images, animation, and sound, this book once again surmounted my expectations for a “beginner’s guide.” Finally, the last two chapters provide a whirlwind tour of Java’s database interaction features. I must confess that these seemed rather out of place, and if you’re intending to do any serious database development with Java I could definitely think of better books on the subject, but if you think of these chapters as an added bonus to give you a taste of what else Java can do (and it can do a lot), then there really isn’t any reason to complain.
This updated edition of “Beginning Java 2” is a book written in the finest tradition of tutorial references, guiding even the complete neophyte easily into some of the most powerful and advanced features of Java in a way that highlights the great strengths of this language, while at the same time making a perfect desk reference for the experienced Java developer that needs something a little more readable than the online references. While no single book can cover everything that Java is capable of, this one never once shied away from an advanced topic if it was germane to the task at hand.
“Beginning Java 2 – JDK 1.3 Edition” by Ivor Horton
April 2000 WROX Press (www.wrox.com)
1123 pages + 51 pages of Appendices
Rating: 5/5
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