Java(tm) Rules

by Douglas Dunn

This title provides comprehensive coverage of the Java programming language and its inner workings. It looks at Java fundamentals across the board and can be used both as a tutorial and reference. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201709163
• ISBN13: 9780201709162
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Length: 99998 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Worth Every Penny

This book is a treasure. If you want to really become seriously familiar with Java details, then get this book!

A Note From the Author

Volume 2 is now available as a free download at http://www.javarules.com

Invaluable Java Resource

For the Java generalist who is serious about knowing the details of the language, I'd say there are three books that stand out from the crowd: to learn Java, read The Java Programming Language, by Gosling, et al; to thoroughly understand every nuance of the lanaguage, read The Java Language Specification, available at the Java website or in printed form; and while you're somewhere between learning and mastering the language, read Java Rules.Java Rules methodically steps you through every aspect of the core language, referring to the specification here, a comment from Bloch or some other Java luminary there. If you're looking for an introdution to Java, this book is not for you. If you've been writing Java code for awhile and ask questions like, "I wonder how the floating point types *really* work?", then this book is absolutely for you.In addition to the core language and a few fundamental types like String and Date, the author does go into a good deal of detail when discussing the collections framework, and his treatment of the subject is as good as any I've seen.I hope this book catches on, it certainly deserves to.

Should be read by every serious Java programmer

The author has taken the Java Language Specification and other sources and organized, expanded on, and refined them in a such a way that it becomes a much easier task for any Java programmer to learn about all the nitty gritty details of Java. This is without a doubt the best book I've seen on explaining the intricacies of Java. It is obvious that the author has spent a great deal of time and effort to produce a book as well written this one. Highly recommended to anyone seriously interested in learning Java at a deeper level.

comprehensive and detailed

Great book! The level of detail is fantastic. The only complaint I have is the scope. The cover mentions other "volumes" but there is nothing about their availability either in the book or on the Addison-Wesley site.