Sun's tutorials on their website cover a lot of the basics very well and provide a good, free, introduction and beyond HTH Tom
-----Original Message----- From: Java exams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 3:35 PM To: JDJList Subject: [jdjlist] Re: being able to learn Java as a beginner/novice/newbie at the introductory level ???? Tim, Take a look at : http://enterprisedeveloper.com/ecommerce for some recommended introductory books. Also, Bruce Eckel's "Thinking in Java" is a good first book --- Tim Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am currently (up until now) using the Lambert and > Osborne (2002) "A > Framework For > Programming and Problem Solving". I am not sure if > anyone else is familiar > with this text ? > > If anyone is familiar with it, can they comment > about at what stage of their > java career they began using it ? And what they > thought about it ? > > I am thinking that this text stops being useful as > an introductory text when > it gets to chapter 12 and begins to talk about > recursion,complexity and > searching and sorting.... > > It becomes complex at about this point. > > I have gotten to about half way through it and it > has become quite complex > after that. So I am thinking now might be a good > time to look for another > more basic text....? > > ================================================================ > > 2 texts that may be more suitable come to mind :- > > 1) Java Software Solutions by Lewis and Loftus > 2) Java From the Beginning by King > > Does anyone know about these texts ? Are they more > suited for someone at the > introductory level ? Do they get very complex ? (As > complex as the Lambert > and Osborne text gets at chapter 11 and > thereafter....) What are these texts > like ? > > Can someone comment on this .... ???? > > =============================================================== > > Is anyone familiar with the Java101 column that runs > in the > > www.javaworld.com > > magazine ? > > Is this a good column for teaching introductory java > students ? Could the > Java101 column be used as a tool for teaching > introductroy java students ? > > =============================================================== > > > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm
