> No, please don't ever buy books by Herbert Schildt! He's terrible! His > books are full of misinformation and errors... His C++ books are the > absolute pits!
Huh.. this is new Info.. Well.. Patrick Naughton and Herbert Schildt were one of the first(1999 or so) authors of Java.. and they are Recommended reading books by most schools... I never used Herbert's book for C++...Ivor Horton/Dietal was better. Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean A Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 9:04 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: OT: Best JAVA Book... > > > On Thursday, September 19, 2002, at 05:31 , Joe Eugene wrote: > > The Complete Reference Java 2 by Herbert Schildt & Patrick Naughton.. > > > Check out the reviews of his books online at: > > http://www.accu.org/bookreviews/public/reviews/0au/s.htm > > Scroll down to find his books (that section is 'S' alphabetically by > author). Not a single book of his gets recommended and almost every book > of his gets rated "Not Recommended". Be warned!! > > "I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my > telephone. > My wish has come true - I no longer know how to use my telephone." > -- Bjarne Stroustrup > > Text of that review section: > > Annotated ANSI C Standard. Annotated, The by H Schildt [Not Recommended] > (Reviewed Sep 1994) > C++ The Pocket Reference by H Schildt [Not Recommended] (Reviewed May > 1993) > Turbo C/C++: The Complete Reference by H Schildt (Reviewed Jan 1993) > C/C++ Programmer's Reference by Herbert Schildt [Not Recommended] > (Reviewed Jan 1998) > Teach Yourself C++ 3ed by Herbert Schildt [Not Recommended] > (Reviewed Jan > 1998) > C++ from the Ground Up (2nd ed) by Herbert Schildt [Not Recommended] > (Reviewed Mar 1998) > Java Programmers Reference by Joe O'Neil & Herbert Schildt > [Not Recommended] (Reviewed Mar 1998) > Windows NT 4 Programming from the Ground Up by Herbert Schildt > [Not Recommended] (Reviewed May 1998) > C++ from the Ground Up by Herbert Schildt [Not Recommended] > (Reviewed Sep > 1998) > Expert C++ by Herbert Schildt [Not Recommended] (Reviewed Sep 1998) > MFC Programming from the GROUND UP 2nd Ed by Herbert Schildt > [Not Recommended] (Reviewed Jul 1999) > C/C++ Programmer's Reference by Herbert Schildt (Reviewed Sep 1997) > ANSI C Made Easy by Herbert Schildt (Reviewed Nov 1990) > Art of C, The by Herbert Schildt (Reviewed Mar 1992) > Born to Code in C by Herbert Schildt (Reviewed Jan 1991) > Craft of C, The by Herbert Schildt (Reviewed Sep 1993) > C: The Complete Reference (3rd ed) by Herbert Schildt (Reviewed Nov 1995) > C++ from the Ground Up by Herbert Schildt (Reviewed Mar 1995) > C++ Nuts & Bolts for Experienced Programmers by Herbert Schildt > (Reviewed > Sep 1996) > C++ The Complete Reference (2nd ed) by Herbert Schildt [Not Recommended] > (Reviewed Mar 1996) > Teach Yourself C (2nd ed) by Herbert Schildt (Reviewed Nov 1994) > Using Turbo C++ by Herbert Schildt [Not Recommended] (Reviewed Mar 1991) > Windows 95 Programming in C and C++ by Herbert Schildt (Reviewed > Jul 1996) > STL Programming from the Ground Up by Herbert Schildt [Not Recommended] ( > Reviewed Jan 2000) > C: The Complete Reference 4ed by Herbert Schildt (Reviewed Jul 2000) > C/C++ Programmer's Reference 2ed. by Herbert Schildt (Reviewed Sep 2000) > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
