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  • EDITION:
    2nd Edition
  • ISBN:
    0764588745
  • ISBN-13:
    9780764588747
  • PUB. DATE:
    April 2005
  • PUBLISHER:
    Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Disappointingby Anonymous

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A "Beginning" book, and that's about as far as it goes. Several of the sample programs do not work with Java 7. The author spends too much time attempting to develop cute and humorous analogies; making the sample programs difficult to understand. Most readers won't need the five paragraph description (Chapter 15) of the author's visits to his Aunt Edna as an introduction to Java's For statements....

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Posted 5/5/2010: I am a professional developer (in many languages other than Java). I have programmed in Java previously but as in any tool if you do not use it you will lose it. I lost it! I have found some of the Java terminology to be intimidating but programming all follows the same rules. Java is no exception. The way Barry wrote the book he was speaking to each reader in a way they can understand...

Good in spite of flawsby Anonymous

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I'm currently evaluating this book as a possible textbook for a light class in introductory programming using Java at the high school level. Aside from working through it myself, I'm having a student act as a 'guinea pig' to give me their evaluation of it. The book is written in a style that's fun to read, and it provides good descriptions for a beginning programmer. There are enough programming...


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Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies

Product Details

  • Pub. Date: April 2005
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

Synopsis

  • Covering everything from basic Java development concepts to the latest tools and techniques used in Java, this book will put would-be programmers on their way to Java mastery
  • Explores what goes into creating a program, how to put the pieces together, dealing with standard programming challenges, debugging, and making it work
  • Updated for the release of the Java SDK 2.0, with all examples revised to reflect the changes in the technology

Biography

Barry Burd has been a professor of computer science and has trained programmers for business and industry. His other books include Java & XML For Dummies and Eclipse For Dummies.