Java The Complete Reference Seventh Edition Complete Reference Series
The world’s leading programming author offers comprehensive coverage of the new Java release
The definitive guide to Java has been fully expanded to cover every aspect of Java SE 6, the latest version of the world’s most popular Web programming language. This comprehensive resource contains everything you need to develop, compile, debug, and run Java applications and applets.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars good first book to the language - incomplete review
I bought this book for a class i’m taking. We’re roughly 1/4 of the way through the class, so i have not fully utilized the book.
However, i would like to say that the early chapters do an EXCELLENT job of going over the basics in detail. For example: i had totally forgotten how most computers represent negative numbers (two’s complement) and why. This book explained it to me in about a page and a half.
Having already programmed in a few, similar languages, it was painful to read about how the ‘if’ statement works when i already know it. But i find myself reading the assigned chapters completely, just to make sure i don’t miss some bit of knowledge that escaped me in the past, such as two’s complement and the like.
If you’re new to programming, this book should help you out a lot in understanding why programs work the way they do. If you just need a book for a reference try looking here
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5 Stars A useful guide for JAVA Programmer - beginner and experts
Trovo Shildt un autore fenomale e in questo libro lo si nota in modo evidente.
Questo libro si offre come reference per il linguaggio JAVA e si merita il titolo che si e’ dato. Copre moltissimi argomenti, approfondendo dove e’ necessario.
E’ aggiornato all’ultima edizione di JAVA.
Lo consiglio a chi inizia ad addentrarsi nella programmazione in linguaggio JAVA, ma ha gia’ una consistente base di approccio orientato agli oggetti.
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5 Stars Great book
I have read a lot of books on Java, but this was the best one. There are hundreds of books on Java and its technologies, some are good, some not so much but “Java - The Complete Reference” was the book I ever wanted. The author explains very clear the language and its new features added in Java SE 5 and improvements in Java SE 6. I like all books written by Herbert Schildt, he is my preferred author of programming books.
Thanks to Herbert Schildt for this book, keep up good work.
5 Stars Real good one!
The book can’t get better than this for Core java reference. Compared to others books which takes so much of writing to understand the fundamentals, this one really serves the purpose to learn the fundamentals.
4 Stars Great Introduction to Java
This is a nice book for Java beginners, especially for those who have some experience with C++. The first part discusses the basic Java language syntax and features. Mr. Schildt illustrates each of his points with some short pieces of codes and gives some insight about the reason why Java works the way it does. The second part of the book is about the Java libraries, and the third part goes into advanced topics about building applications with Java. I think reading the first part will get someone started with programming in Java. The second part serves better as a reference. This book is a good first step in one’s study of Java programming before delving into more advanced books.
