Pro Java Programming

by Brett Spell

Book Overview

Pro Java Programming, J2SE 5.0 Edition is ideal for the experienced C++, Perl or other language programmer who is new to Java or to the Java programmer who is beyond the Beginning level Java book. Pro Java Programming covers the latest J2SE 5.0 platform and the core JDK. It shows how to take advantage of the finer points of the core and standard edition of Java 2.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590594746
• ISBN13: 9781590594742
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.0" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Good book

I really liked this book. The explanations are very clear and thorough. I agree with the previous review, that the book is a little SWING and code heavy. The SWING stuff is however just used as examples to explain a concept. The author is not trying to teach you SWING through this book. I guess that also the reason for longer code samples. Swing adds a few extra lines of code to each sample, but without that .. it might be difficult to follow through. Overall .. this is a good intermediate/advanced level book.

Grab bag, but mostly Swing

This book covers a grab bag of reasonably advanced Java topics. These include collections, XML, some database access, and Swing. Roughly half of the book is Swing. The first chapter, which covers library design, is solid. The exposition is solid, if a little dry. The illustrations are good. The book does rely a little heavily on code to do most of the expository work. I recommend having a look at this book in person before buying it. See if there is enough there on the topics that interest you to make it worth the purchase.