This revised edition of the classic Core Java™, Volume I-Fundamentals, is the definitive guide to Java for serious programmers who want to put Java to work on real projects.
Fully updated for the new Java SE 6 platform, this no-nonsense tutorial and reliable reference illuminates the most important language and library features with thoroughly tested real-world examples. The example programs have been carefully crafted to be easy to understand as well as useful in practice, so you can rely on them as an outstanding starting point for your own code.
Volume I is designed to quickly bring you up to speed on what's new in Java SE 6 and to help you make the transition as efficiently as possible, whether you're upgrading from an earlier version of Java or migrating from another language. The authors concentrate on the fundamental concepts of the Java language, along with the basics of user-interface programming. You'll find detailed, insightful coverage of
Java fundamentals
Object-oriented programming
Interfaces and inner classes
Reflection and proxies
The event listener model
GUI programming with Swing
Packaging applications
Exception handling
Logging and debugging
Generic programming
The collections framework
Concurrency
For detailed coverage of XML processing, networking, databases, internationalization, security, advanced AWT/Swing, and other advanced features, look for the forthcoming eighth edition of Core Java™, Volume II--Advanced Features (ISBN: 978-0-13-235479-0).
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Great Reference Guide:
This is a great reference guide for many java techniques. That being said, you should have some knowledge of either java or another programming language before picking this book up. DO NOT buy this book if you are looking to learn java from scratch with no prior programming experience. This book covers a large range of topics and would be too much for someone trying to learn the basics. All in all it is a great reference book and I'm glad to have it on my shelf and I think it was well worth the money.
Review of Core Java Volume 1:
The Core Java Volume 1 is very informative for anyone studying Computer Science or working as a Developer. The book thoroughly explains the concepts of Java Programming for SDK 6.
The title says it all:
If you're looking for a solid book on Java 6 (this is a two volume series though) that is part reference material and part insight from a veteran educator and programer then this book is for you. It's not a Java / Comp Sci 101 book but one that is geared towards folks with some programing experience, particularly in Java. I highly recommend this to the Java programmer that needs a good reference and wants t know how Java works in te real world.
So so:
The book does well is saying what's new in JDK 5.0 and later. It doesn't do well in actually covering it. The book shows results of certain arguments, commands, etc..., without actually showing you the command that would be executed to achieve the result. It leave you to the trial and error of figuring out the syntax by yourself. It also lacks explanation at the beginning chapters, making this a book I wouldn't want to start out learning JAVA with. I don't have other JAVA books covering the new specs,... more info
