Essential Visual J++ 6.0 Fast: How to Develop Java Applications and Applets with Visual J++

by John Cowell

Book Overview

Java is an object oriented language which allows you to create interactive Web pages, or to write applications which will run on any computer. Visual J++ gives you access to the power of Java with all the benefits of a modern visual development environment, for fast programming, and debugging. If you are new to Java or are an existing Java programmer who wants to switch to Visual J++, this book gives you all the essential information you need using...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852330139
• ISBN13: 9781852330132
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Straight to the point.

This is a pretty good book. Not for absolute beginners, but if you have done a bit of scripting you should be ok. It moves pretty fast, but not too fast. If you like you hand held, don't read it, if you like to get to the meat without the waffle, go for it. Sometimes a little confusing, but not often.The main reason for the missing star is the books binding!!! It's a struggle to keep this book open - don't the publishers realise people type while reading these books? I've had to come up with all sorts of inventive ways to keep it open while being able to read the parts while I code examples. Take a lesson from O'Reilly books, wonderfully bound and just flop open. I know it seem nit picky, but I find it a real nuisance.

Great Java book

John Cowell has written a fantastic book on J++. As a new java programmer I had been struggling with some of the concepts of java and OO programming. Cowell's book contains, in my opinion, the best description of object oriented programming that I have ever read. I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking to learn J++ or just java in general.

Finally a book that works!

I tried several other books and about gave up on J++. Then I got this book and everything clicked! No fancy jargon. Just straight forward explanations, clear examples, diagrams that explain what the J++ environment is doing and what 'buttons' to push to make it run.And one of the best explanations of Object Oriented Programming I've seen. I've taken college courses in OOP, but never felt that comfortable with it until now.It's not fancy, it doesn't toss in a bunch of 'computer-eze', but this book does what it says: It gets you to the point of being able to write J++ very quickly.

Good Job!

The writer is a solid J++ programmer, this book does a great job of teaching Java to People that aren't accomplished C++ programmers. The author does well defines criteria and goes about a simplistic way to developing. It was a refreshing approach to J++ programming. The only dislike I had was that he goes into too much detail on small things and leaves out references for others