Book details of 'Core Java (Java Series (Mountain View, Calif.).)'

Title	Core Java (Java Series (Mountain View, Calif.).)
Author(s)	Gary Cornell, Cay S. Horstmann
ISBN	0135657555
Language	English
Published	April 1996
Publisher	Prentice Hall Computer Books

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Experienced and advanced programmers can get to the heart of Java quickly and easily -- from the fundamentals to advanced tips and tricks of the experts -- with this book. Core Java provides comprehensive coverage of all Java features and syntax as well as Visual Basic and C/C++ tips that compare and contrast features of Java to those languages. This book is perfect for Visual Basic programmers who want to learn Java to broaden their marketability, C/C++ programmers who want to add it to their skill set because of the family resemblance between Java and C++, and COBOL programmers who want to "retool" by learning Java. The CD-ROM includes all source code and applets discussed in the book and the Java Developer's Kit.
Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
Calling a six hundred page book an introduction sounds a bit like a joke about German essays. Still, that is what Cornell and Horstmann have produced, and a very good introduction it is. Particularly if you have Windows 95/NT, this package gives you everything that you need to start working with Java--and working properly. Unlike all too many other Java texts, this one does not automatically assume that you know C, C++, and object-oriented programming. That fact alone makes it a first class choice for those budding Webmasters who want to get in on the Java game. The background and concepts behind the language are explained, as well as the necessary commands and syntax to get started. Object-orientation is presented and explained very clearly. Experienced programmers are not left out. Icons indicate special tips for those who have worked with C++ and Visual Basic. The text can therefore be rapidly skimmed when a programmer is practiced in coding already. The book is an introduction: it is not design in a reference format. Those who go on to serious Java programming will likely want to look at a guide such as Flanagan's "Java in a Nutshell" (see reviews), but this is definitely the place to start. The four titles in the Sunsoft Press Java Series share a common CD-ROM. In the case of the current book and a system running Windows 95 or Windows NT, you are provided with the software and instructions for three possible development environments: a "Lite" version of Symantec's Cafe, the raw Sun JDK (Java Developer's Kit) and your favorite editor, or the JDK integrated with a customized version of WinEdit. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996
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