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From: Tom Anderson on 23 Apr 2010 12:29 On Fri, 23 Apr 2010, Clarence Blumstein wrote: > I have no money to buy any about java, but I want to learn java, what > should I do when I have no money to buy a good book? You can download Thinking In Java for free, and people tell me that's pretty good: http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/ Or browse it here, although i'm not sure if this is the latest edition: http://www.codeguru.com/java/tij/tij_c.shtml You could see if your local library has a copy of Just Java, by Peter van der Linden. But if not, just stick with Thinking In Java, as all other learning-java books are basically worthless. The tutorials on the Sun site are also worth a look, particularly for specific bits of the API. For instance, if you want to know about JNDI, go and read the JNDI guide. tom -- Per Dementia ad Astra
From: Lew on 23 Apr 2010 13:02 Tom Anderson wrote: > You can download Thinking In Java for free, and people tell me that's > pretty good: > > http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/ > I somewhat disagree that it's a good book. I got a lot out of it when I first learned Java, so in that it might help the OP. However its approach diverges somewhat from mainstream Java best practices, so it could engender bad habits that are hard to correct later on. If you're mindful of that risk and don't get imprinted on its approach like a duck on its mother, you should find it helpful. Roedy's suggestion to obtain older but still useful books by paying postage is a good one. Between that, borrowing, and free documentation at java.sun.com and http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/, along with loads of practice on your home computer, should get you well enough trained in Java to land a good job. You shouldn't buy any book until you've looked through it and figured out that it will actually help you. Also, look for a local Java Users' Group (JUG). There's no substitute for a good mentor. The OP also should buy at least one book in the next couple of months. I suggest /Effective Java/ by Joshua Bloch. <http://java.sun.com/docs/books/effective/> It's in its second edition, but the first one is still extremely useful and possibly available for free or at deep discount. Between the online freebies and that book you will be nearly invincible. -- Lew
From: RedGrittyBrick on 23 Apr 2010 13:41 On 23/04/2010 18:02, Lew wrote: > > You shouldn't buy any book until you've looked through it and figured > out that it will actually help you. > Some publishers, such as O'Reilly, make available lists of contents and sample chapters. This may be sufficient for you to judge the usefulness of a book. -- RGB
From: Tom Anderson on 23 Apr 2010 15:26 On Fri, 23 Apr 2010, Lew wrote: > Tom Anderson wrote: > >> You can download Thinking In Java for free, and people tell me that's >> pretty good: >> >> http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/ > > I somewhat disagree that it's a good book. > > I got a lot out of it when I first learned Java, so in that it might > help the OP. However its approach diverges somewhat from mainstream > Java best practices, so it could engender bad habits that are hard to > correct later on. Could you expand on that? In what ways does it diverge? tom -- CRESS AND CREATIVITY GET BUSY -- Barry
From: Pitch on 23 Apr 2010 18:15
In article <29e289da-30b6-403b-bd38- f2839f3a0eeb(a)h31g2000prl.googlegroups.com>, blumstein.clarence(a)gmail.com says... > > I have no money to buy any about java, but I want to learn java, what > should I do when I have no money to buy a good book? You don't need books to learn any language. -- stirr your cofee properly |