Matt Gerrans
Posts: 1153
Nickname: matt
Registered: Feb, 2002
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Re: Beginner Java Book Recomendations
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Posted: Mar 20, 2003 12:15 AM
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I think a good way to learn would be to get Effective Java, by Joshua Bloch as a companion to Bruce Eckel's Thinking in Java (which, as previously noted, you can download free from Bruce's web site http://www.mindview.net/, or more specifically http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/), or the book you have. With this combination, you can learn good Java programming practices; first get the basics by going through the first few chapters of Thinking in Java. Then, start going through points in Effective Java that look interesting or relevant to you; if you find you need more basics to understand a particular discussion, refer to the particular area in the introductory book. I think this will make it more interesting and engaging for you and you will end up with deeper knowledge. In fact, if you look at the list of people Bill has interviewed on Artima, you'll find they are authors of some of the best books in the industry (case in point: the current interview of the authors of The Pragmatic Programmer).
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