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Java Programming: Complete Concepts and Techniques, Third Edition (Shelly Cashman Series) |
Author: Gary B. Shelly
Published: 2005-09-08 |
List price: $82.95
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Customer comments on this selection.
 Fast and Furious
I used this text for my first programming class. It jams a lot into 8 chapters (really 7 as the first doesn't hit you with much). I would prefer a little more of a chapter spread. In fact I would say this is a lousy intro to programming book. Now that I have been through a higher level programming class I am going back to this book and finding it more useful. The programming examples are quite complicated and makes a few assumptions on your level of understanding. The programming examples do not have errors as stated in a previous review, but when you are first learning you make typos and don't know what to look for to correct them. I like to type in all the examples for practice but after an hour of compiling and getting nowhere it would be nice to have downloadable files (Instructors can get them). Overall I would say by the time you can understand this book... you don't really need it for the price.
New Edition
While I haven't yet read this book (for class), it should be noted that the (at this time) only review must be referring to a previous edition because the current edition is from late 2005, while his post is from 2002. I assume this new edition is updated.
Good but outdated
This book is good for beginning programmers or for those who wanted to learn Java. The book is very detailed about the methodology of programming and such. However, as you continue along in the book (about chapter 3) you start finding more and more code errors in the examples you are working with. It makes it really hard to learn if the examples are wrong. Also, the Author doesn't follow his own rules in his consistancy of variable naming. I wouldn't buy this book if you are trying to learn the most current version of java and techniques. I would buy it if you are interested in learning the fundamentals of programming.
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