Teach Yourself Java 1.2 in 21 Days

by Laura Lemay and Rogers Cadenhead

Sams Teach Yourself Java 1.2 in 21 Days is a completely revised, updated, and expanded tutorial that covers the new features of Java 1.2. In just 21 days, you'll have all the skills you need to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575213907
• ISBN13: 9781575213903
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Sams
• Length: 680 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 9.0" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

First cup of Java

Lemay & Cadenhead do a very wonderful job putting this book thogether. It is the book to get for anyone just starting out in Java. It gives a very good overview of the basics. Anyone getting this book should not get it thinking it's going to teach them everything there is to know about java, rather any reader of this book should have access to the web, Dua! So that they can refer to the Java 2 documentation found at Sun Microsystems web site. Moreover any reader should consider getting "Java in a Nutshell" to go along with this book. I found some typos but every typo I found in this book has been addressed in the book's own web-site which is given in day 2. I did have a difficult time understanding Java's implementation of Threads (day 10) but after looking at my O'RELLY, and Sun's Documentation, Lemay and Cadenhead's explanation came together quite nicely. After going through this book I feel confident about purchasing more advanced books on Java, in other words I have acquired the taste buds for Java (yum yum good), now it's time to try other more exotic blinds.

Excellent beginner book on Java 1.2

A great introduction into the newest realm of Java. This book provides a more than adequate stepping stone from the beginner to intermediate knowledge of Java using 1.2.

brilliant

Read this book and you will begin to believe that programming is fun. The examples given in the text are very easy to follow. Highly recommended to new java programmers.

Excellent!!

This is one of the best Java books, however, it is not for everyone. We must keep in mind that it is written having beginners in mind, but it is a good reference for intermediate programmers as well.

One of the best books on programming I have ever purchased.

I've been a programmer since 1982, and I've programmed in many different languages. Each time I've decided to learn a new one, the most difficult part has been finding a well-written instructional book. When I recently decided to learn Java, I settled on _Sams Teach Yourself Java 1.2 in 21 Days_ after trying several others from competing publishing houses. The others were useless to me, being overly dense, glossing over major subjects, and so on. This book is nothing like that. It allowed me to understand the Java language well enough to write simple applications after reading the first seven chapters ("Days," in the book's parlance). The authors write clearly, and they spend enough time on each subject to allow one to gain a real understanding of each piece of the Java language puzzle. The basics of Java programming are covered in the first seven "Days." Thereafter, readers learn to create web-based applets using color, images, animation, and sound. The final seven days lead the reader into more advanced subjects, such as security, network communication, error handling, and user interface design. That's quite an impressive amount of information for one book, but the authors manage to relate it all without glossing over any aspect.The book also includes a very useful appendix on the Java class libraries, an in-chapter listing of the standard Java color definitions, and more such useful tables and charts. So, the book doesn't become useless after one has learned the language; it remains a solid reference work (although serious Java students will probably want to invest in other, more comprehensive class libarary resources at some point). Whether you plan to use Java for writing applets, applications, or both, this is an excellent starting point. Like the PC Magazine review on the book's cover says, "If you get only one Java book, it should be Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days."