JAVA for a beginner

Laguna · 15-10-2003 1:50pm #1

Anyone recommend a decent java book for a beginner, i'm not doing it on my course but i'd like to learn it as a hobby

Moonbeam · 15-10-2003 2:45pm

oh my
I can think of alot better hobbies then Java take Cobol for instance:P

Laguna · 15-10-2003 2:53pm

Well i think it'd be handy to have,

the_syco · 15-10-2003 2:57pm

Do ye want an e-book?

Me have one or two e-books on Java

Laguna · 15-10-2003 4:08pm

i dunno syco, i just wanna learn from beginners as it'd be handy to have.. i'm good at (laughs) VB but that's useless for writing programs.. i just want a good knowledge of java for when i get a job!

ShayK1 · 15-10-2003 4:10pm

I can ask my lecturer for last years Lab sheets and i'll mail them to ya.......... would that help??

robo · 15-10-2003 4:18pm

Originally posted by the_syco
Do ye want an e-book?

Me have one or two e-books on Java

Hey I wouldn't mind more info on the e-books please?

TomTom · 15-10-2003 6:40pm

try learn php or something, not that hard and is deadly if you are any way into web dev also.

seanos · 16-10-2003 11:21am

listen,
firstly, leave cobol outta this
few here kewl enough for cobol [or braindead ...let you decide heh]

...books - any technical book, always go O'Reilly, can't get any better

scojones · 16-10-2003 11:25am

The best java book that exists is "java how to program" by dietel and dietel, make sure it's the fifth edition. the previous editions are way out of date. This book rocks, it is everything you'll ever need to know about java and a monkey could understand it!

seanos · 16-10-2003 11:28am

nah their not
have the dietel and dietel book ....
2 of erm [c++ 1 good, java evil]

the book is all over the kip; o'reilly all the way

Redrocket · 16-10-2003 11:41am

http://chortle.ccsu.ctstateu.edu/cs151/cs151java.html
theres a link to a java thing on the internet, has a lot stuff there to learn about

Moonbeam · 16-10-2003 12:10pm

few here kewl enough for cobol [or braindead ...let you decide heh]

If anyone knows any female cobol programmers could they please send them to Seans house:P

Laguna · 16-10-2003 1:15pm

Right, thanks

i_am_dogboy · 17-10-2003 10:45am

the best help for me when doing java last year were the tutorials on the sun website, but i didn't bother with any books so i couldn't tell you if it's better than whats available in the lrc