Good for starting to learn Java

Instead of just giving an opinion I'll give you the facts of my use of this book. I bought this book because it was to be used for my intro to programming course using java. I bought it 2 months before the class and decided to start going through it (I know, overachiever). I had no prior programming experience what so ever. I found it very easy to go through. Sure some parts were difficult, but that was because this was new to me. Before class even started I had a decent grasp on the basics and was able to do my own program experimentation using the Java API. Then the class just reinforced all that I had learned and went very smoothly. True the book is not exhaustive on the java language, but it is great for learning the foundation.

I felt the examples were very helpful and specific to what they were trying to express. I was able to better understand new concepts just by tracing some of the examples.

So if you just want someone to tell you what to type to make something happen or just be able to write quick apps for fun in a short amount of time, this is not for you. This book is for those who want to pursue programming and computer science in education or career and want a good foundation on java and/or OOP.

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