July 18, 2005
Concise Java Books
A student in my class asked a question that stumped me this morning.
He was curious to know if there was a recommended concise book about Java. I had to confess that one didn't come to mind. Someone else mentioned Bruce Eckel's Thinking in Java, which we agreed was an excellent resource but not concise. I thought of Joshua Bloch's Effective Java but that, to my mind, didn't quite fit the request.
A quick Google search revealed Peter Sestoft's Java Precisely, which has received excellent reviews at Amazon and has a new edition that covers Java 5 due out next month.
Any opinions about Java Precisely would be welcome, along with any other suggestions for concise Java books.
Posted to Software Development by Keith PittyAs far as the book - no opnion I've never read it. Regarding concise? hmm... Check out http://leepoint.net/notes-java/ it's also in a downloadable version.
Posted by: David at July 18, 2005 11:44 PMI've always been partial to Java In a Nutshell. It provides a great introduction to the language in the first 5 chapters. The book seems big because it includes a huge reference section.
Posted by: Mark at July 19, 2005 1:13 AMIn the vein of, there is
i) the question they asked
ii) the question they thought they asked
iii) the question you heard
(the term "about Java" is sufficiently vague...)
Anyway, I have always thought that "The Object-Oriented Thought Process" by Matt Weisfeld was useful for those about to begin and 6 months later they should try and tackle Craig Larman's "Applying UML and Patterns"
