fe03's Full Review: David Flanagan et al - Java Enterprise in a Nutshe...
As another O’Reilly animal book, Java in a Nutshell has a reputation to uphold… and it does so very well. Java in a Nutshell, written by David Flanagan, covers the Java Programming Language to date (version Java 2 1.2 & 1.3). A little more than a third of the book consists of various Java concepts such as “what is java?” , object-oriented programming concepts, Java syntax, and Java tools and platforms. Within this section also includes other subdivisions that I don’t see too often and find pretty helpful and interesting: “Conventions” and “How to Use”. “Conventions” covers the standards that many Java programmers practice to allow for readability of code by others. “How to Use” just covers definitions of some key words that you may need to know when looking through the Quick Reference Guide (the remainder of the book).
The Quick Reference Guide is basically a hard copy of the well-organized Sun Java documentation in the Sun Java website. This is very helpful for those of us who like looking at hard copies rather than the computer screen. I’m use to the electronic version myself, but I find this handy when I have my computer off and want to look for information quick.
From what I’ve read, Java in a Nutshell does a pretty good job of explaining the Java programming language. However, it presents Java in somewhat of a dry context and isn’t really meant for those just beginning with the language and with computer programming. I think it’s really meant as a refresher for those who either haven’t programmed in Java in a while, or for those who’ve programmed in some kind of object oriented language before. Not to say that a beginner can’t use it to learn, I just don’t think I would have had an easy time learning Java with only this book. I recommend this book to my fellow programmers that need a good reference book for Java.
O’Reilly books have been good sources of references in the past, I’m glad to find that this book hasn't hinder their reputation. Other good O’Reilly books are the Perl series (available in both hard-copy and CD Bookshelf form).
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