Java All-in-One For Dummies

Brought this book to help me understand and program in Java. As a beginner I required some help to start programming in Java so I started to watch tutorials on you tube. However, I brought this book as I feel its just easier to open up a page in the book to read particular parts in detail over and over rather than re watching a video on you tube which with having slow internet speeds is a pain. This book is good at explaining topic's, keywords, etc, using a number of diagrams which help a lot! I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to start programming in Java.

I bought this book, because although I am proficient in writing code in Algol, Fortran and PL1, my knowledge of more modern programming languages is rather sketchy. I found the sucture of Java coding to be a bit over complex compared with the older languages, but I can see the reasons for this. I have read about a fifth of the book and found that Doug has a witty turn of phrase and he explains the details very well.The book is well worth persevering with, which I wiil do as the opportunities present themselves.

As a beginner book it's pretty ideal, and is written in an understandable way to be good enough to get anybody started.Unfortunately it falls short on many of the more advanced areas, for instance Generics, Threads and Regular Expression chapters are really only brushed on. Further reading on many areas is encouraged.Great for the new Java learner.

I've read a few Java intro books over the years to keep my knowledge fresh and this is one of the best. Easy to follow with working examples and an introduction to web programming, it won't make you an expert but it covers a broad range of topics well and gives an introduction to design patterns too. The only downside is that the cover mentions mobile but it is not covered. I'd recommend this as a book for anyone new to Java wanting to pick it up quickly and easily.

OK the correct way to learn from this book is to watch the youtube tutorial then read up on the same topic from this book!its not a book which teaches JAVA, rather more of the type of book which is a reference book

The writer asked the users to have a basic idea about programming but the book is actually so easy to use that even beginners will be very easily learning from the book.The advanced users though will find the book boring, I suppose.

I bought this as a birthday present for my nephew for his university course. He tells me it is perfect for his course and loves it.

This book is all in B&W? It seems someone made a cheap copy and just put the cover in it. Does anyone else also got it like this? Please beware before buying....