This is an amazing book which contains tons of good practical advice for programmers, but more importantly explains the "why" behind various things you've always heard. There are things I feel I understand after reading this book which I previously only "knew" on the level of a teacher saying "take my word for it."
The book also lets you seen behind the scenes of Java programming in a way you possibly never have before, because Joshua Block is one of the developers behind Java itself, and all the main Oracle supported libraries. As such he can tell you that certain implementations in the standard Java libraries actually violate various best practices (either by accident or because those best practices hadn't emerged at the time of development). Almost always he will note that the problem cannot be fixed due to backward compatibility and has consequences to this day. Very few textbooks actually let you see inside details like this.
No other book I've read gives this kind of insight. And it's not even a hard read.
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| In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn to write computer programs in Java. | An Accessible Guide to the Java Language and Libraries | Explore the Java 9 Libraries and APIs in Depth | The Definitive Guide to Java Platform Best Practices—Updated for Java 7, 8, and 9 | |
| Author | Rogers Cadenhead | Cay S. Horstmann | Paul Deitel | Harvey Deitel | Joshua Bloch |
| This book is for | Non-programmers, new programmers who think they hate this stuff, and experienced programmers who want to get up to speed swiftly with Java. | Programmers learning Java and Java programmers wanting to learn Java 9 features. | Experienced programmers who want to learn Java. | Experienced Java programmers |
| Learning Approach | Teaches Java programming from the ground up. It introduces the concepts in English instead of jargon with step-by-step examples of working programs you will create. Spend 24 hours with this book and you'll be writing your own Java programs, confident in your ability to use the language and learn more about it. | Quickly cuts to the chase, showing you what you need to know to solve a programming problem without lecturing about the superiority of one paradigm over another. It also present the information in small chunks, organized so that you can quickly retrieve it when needed. | Concepts are presented in fully tested programs, complete with code walkthroughs, syntax shading, code highlighting and program outputs. It features complete Java 9 programs with lines of proven code along with software-development tips to help build robust applications. | Each chapter consists of several “items,” each presented in the form of a short, stand-alone essay that provides specific advice, insight into Java platform subtleties, and updated code examples. The comprehensive descriptions and explanations for each item illuminate what to do, what not to do, and why. |
| About the Author(s) | Rogers Cadenhead is a programmer and author. He has written more than 20 books on programming and web publishing. He also publishes the Drudge Retort and other websites that receive more than 20 million visits a year. | Cay S. Horstmann is principal author of 'Core Java Volumes I and II'. He is a professor of computer science at San Jose State University and a Java Champion. | Deitel & Associates, Inc., is an internationally-recognized corporate training organization. Their texts have earned recognition due to their unique and cutting edge style of teaching. | Joshua Bloch is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He was formerly the chief Java architect at Google and a distinguished engineer at Sun Microsystems. He led the design and implementation of numerous Java platform features. |
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Robert Morea
Amazing Book
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A great explanation of not only the how, but the why
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Aaron Lipeles
Good content, but don't buy the Kindle version
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Makes me a little unsure about Java
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