Any books a beginner should get?
 

What is your opinion of the best beginner java book?

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head first Java, it wins hands down.

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For more information, also see the "Read Me" post at the top of the forum on getting started with Java:http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread99132.html

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java 2 complete reference by herbert schildt

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nope, that's one of the worst books you could get.
Anything by Herb is suspicious by default, especially anything by Herb that's not dealing with C.

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I found Java 2 Cadenhead & Lemay very useful. I have given it to others and said the best things about this book.

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Th: Design Patterns, Elements of Reusable Software

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Any C# book. lol.

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I've been using Java: How to Program 6th edition by Deitel and Deitel for a year now and it really helped me a lot through my computer science subjects. There are currently newer editions of this book though, you might want to browse for it. ^^

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The OP is asking the question that 'what are the books for a beginner ?' The answer can be categorized to two ,
First of all I don't know how much you have the knowledge of OOP ( object oriented programming ) and OOAD ( object oriented analysis and design ) , Normally these course units are teaching in a normal semester basic . Both BCS and BIT , have these modules . I'm just a undergraguate still and I'm when 3rd semester I have covered OOAD and OOP and software enginnering . I started to study for the SCJP at that semester (3rd) therefore I had a lots of background in OO conecpts , how to model a object oriented software and how to use the design parttens in object oriented programming helps you to well structure your software . If you are at this level these are the books that you can follow , as I did
Program 6th edition by Deitel and Deitel
Design Patterns, Elements of Reusable Software
as the above pp say . But please note that the program 6 th edition by Deitel and Deitel is
really using the GUI examples . That means if you decided to learn basic Object oriented conecpts using the console mode , that was your bad choice . Next book is also a good book
that helps you to underestand basic design parttens in java. Java supports 22 design parttens , anyway if you are already did C++ or something else you really knows how the
design parttens are helping in making a software more organized and easy to modify .

So what you feel , hadn't the basic knowledge of the OOP , and this is your first OOP langauge that you touching ? Well , then I recommand you to use the study guide for SCJP
exam .
SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 Study Guide (Exam 310-055) (Certification Press Study Guides): Katherine Sierra,Bert Bate
this book is for mastering the scjp exam , but you not decided to done the scjp exam I really
recommand you to use this book to use as a beginner . <deleted illegal file sharing>

Anyway if you are looking for a leagal e-book for free :) this is the free and poor man's web site .
http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/
you can use this to learn the basic object oriented concepts , I heavily depends on this site to learn C++ object oriented programming . just mindview server thanks man . anyway there are lots of these kinds of poor and free man's servers on the web ,


<deleted illegal text>. I normally store these books in DVD but most of them are I backup in a tape now .I really likes to show what are the links and how to download them in here . But other cats here are not likes that I'm doing it , thus beacuse they will post my post as a bad post . If you interested you know what to do !

let me show my email address for friendly and have a just fun !
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