Java Programming for the Absolute Beginner

by Joseph P. Russell and Joseph P. Russell

Book Overview

Java is a language many aspiring programmers are eager to learn because of its versatility, extensibility, and ever-increasing popularity among employers. "Java Programming for the Absolute Beginner"... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761535225
• ISBN13: 9780761535225
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent for programmers with general knowledge

I bought this book and thought the programming projects in the book were awesome. All of the exercises are taught for use in game programming. While the author probably doesn't explain the language and fundamentals in depth (rather terse), he explains the fundamentals of how the games work. I've read Deitel's Java How To Program, and I recommend that to any Java beginners. If you want to learn how to program games in Java such as minesweeper, tetris, and others, get this book! It's awesome!

Excellent for new programmers

I have been programming part time at school for about 8 months now. I started with C, then C++ and now Java. I started this book back in C++ since the two languages are similar in their OOP. Once I started Java I found myself to be way far ahead of the whole class. Each class being 10 weeks each, I should be ahead until they talk about Swing in week 8. The book is not meant to be a reference like one reviewer said, had a problem finding answers int the book. The book is designed to teach you object-oriented concepts along with learning the fundamentals of Java. It also explains everything in a way that anyone with interest but no programming experience could understand easily. If you have take a class or two on C++ you will probably want to skip to chapter 4 or 5. This book helped me attain a 4.0 average as I didn't have to get lost in a reference/text book all the time, but I could actually make things that made sense.

Interesting but still informative

This was probably one of the best programming books i've ever read. It is interesting all the way through but at the same time it teaches important programming concepts. It has many examples that you won't be bored with. This book demonstrates good writing skills and a great way to teach someone to program through the use of game programming.

Good for people who want to learn how to program!

I attended Sun Microsystems SL275 (their basic Java programmingcourse for people with C and C++ backgrounds). One of my jobs was to write a courseware for high-school students. The coursewas not a good basis for a high-school level programming course.As such, I bought this book and it only took me a month to writethe Java for High-School courseware. I ended up with a StreetFighter type game that needs to be completed by the students.The author tends to discuss concepts that are a chapter or twoahead but I found this normal especially when it comes to ObjectOriented Programming.

Java for the absolute biginner is a Great beginners book

Wow, I'm impressed!The auther doesn't asume your a dummy , just a beginner in the java language. I found this book to be interesting and fun. I learned how to program games that my kids love to play. You will not only come away from this book with a great foundation of Java but you will have some games that are fun to play for the whole family.Well worth the moneyisbn #0761535225