[5873] in java-interest
Re: Just can not get started...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Paluka)
Fri Mar 1 13:55:05 1996
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 09:37:35 -0800
To: Mustafa Sualp <st93l6jm@dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu>
From: Mike Paluka <mikep@exmachina.com>
Cc: java-interest@java.sun.com
At 11:02 PM 2/29/96 -5300, you wrote:
>Dear Java Interest readers;
>
>For the last one week I have been reading this list and this is my first
>post - so hi! :)
>
>What I wish to ask your opinion about is how to get a good start on Java.
>Possibly if you can suggest a good book that you liked etc.
>Your suggestions would be really useful to me.
>Thanks in advance.
>
Here's a short javography:
"Hooked on Java" by Arthur Van Hoff, et al. The best place to
start-from-scratch. If you have less than 5 years experience,
or don't know what you want to do with Java, start here. The
writers have an excellent tone that is more colloquial than
most computer books; it's good to grab a warm-fuzzy once in a
while.
"Java!" by Tom Richey (New Riders/MacMillan). Although out-of-
date (java alpha), I think that this is the best way for ex-
perienced C++ programmers to learn the differences between C++
and Java quickly. It's well written, and not padded with junk
just to make the book fatter (a common trend these days). How-
ever, many people on this list don't seem to agree with me.
The publisher sent me an updated CD-ROM FOR FREE when Java 1.0
was finally released. How many books come with free updates?
Thanks NEW RIDERS!
If you liked the tone and pace of the original "C Programming
Language" by B.Kernigan and D.Ritchie (as I did), then you
should also like Tom Richey's style.
"Learn Java in 21 days" by SAMS. I've heard criticisms of this
book lately (that some of the examples won't compile unmodified);
I purchased it myself last night. In perusing it, it looks
to be a fantastic source of info for experienced programmers.
I've been Javing since the beginning, and in randomly skipping
through the book, I was able to find answers to questions that
have plagued me for some time.
I think that I'm going to like this one.
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Michael J. Paluka
Software Engineer
mikep@exmachina.com
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