jamiemac2005

Hey, i'm starting out programming in Java. I know all the general programming concepts behind many languages and i find most tutorials try to teach them as if you're starting programming from scratch(which would be fine but i'm not). Sun's tutorials trying to teach data encapsulation and spending pages doing so. I also find that the other tutorials i've tried have no real structure and feel more like how-to's than tutorials. Netbeans' tutorials having no structure etc.

Does anyone know of any good books/tutorials which are ordered and don't spend hours explaining the same old concepts/have a continuous flow? If anyone has any book/tutorial suggestions please do post them because i can't find anything that i don't lose interest in.

Cheers,
Jamey

tech-it-^

hmm... I've had a class or two on Java. Specifically J2SE, you know, aid in the development of client-side standalone applications or applets. One book that I've read is: Introduction to Java Programming 6th Edition, By: Y. Daniel Liang.

He does a pretty good job at explaining the basics to you, and more. Starting at primitive data types and data types and operations, to GUI programming, and eventually exception handling, I/O, and recursion.

He also gives a site that has a lot of the examples and problem sets that are in the book. This was my Java 1 book, but we only went through object oriented design (love object oriented, makes life easy:). It's a good book for learning and getting a strong grasp of the language.

I know your pretty experienced in programming, but in any case this book gives you a good explanation rather then "this is how you do it" approach.

jamiemac2005

Cheers, sounds like what i need, i'll look it up =]

Jamey

shuuhen

You might check out the Deitel & Deitel book on the subject Java: How to Program. I like the fact that their C++ book had both "Software Engineering Notes" and "Good Programming Practice Notes" and pointed out that the two don't always coincide.

Something like Java: In a Nutshell or one of the non-beginner books from Apress, Oreilly or Wrox might be worth looking at too. Those publishers generally have decent, good or great quality books (but not always, so have a good look through the books first).

Whatever you do look at, make sure it's a good book. I had no idea how much of an abomination the Java textbook I had was until halfway or so through class when I was supposed to use the book's own libraries because the author (and professor) wanted to gloss over subjects like exception handling. Ironically the professor's stated goal was to teach us to write good code.

jamiemac2005

Cheers shuuhen,

I was thinking of looking at Java: in a nutshell, so i may take a look. I guess i'll just have to look around for something fitting. I haven't read any Deitel & Deitel books so that might be interesting aswell.

Thanks loads,
Jamey

tech-it-^

Yeah,

like Shuuhen said, whatever you do make sure you look at the book before buying it. Everyone has there own opinion on what book is better and what not, but look at the books and get one that conforms to your own learning style. Try a Micro Center or something to look at the books. I'm not to sure where else you can check them out at.

jamiemac2005

My dad had a copy of Java in a nutshell (4th edition) laying around and i like the in a nutshell books so i've decided to find a copy of the most recent edition(5th i think). So i recon i'm off to my local bookshop... Cheers for all the advice =]

Jamey

jamiemac2005

Cheers i will take a look =]