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Robert Hicks

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Nickname: robertx
Registered: Sep, 2003

OO Books using Java

Posted: Oct 3, 2003 2:05 PM

I am looking for a good or great book that teaches OO using the Java language.

Clay Dagler

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Registered: Jul, 2003

Re: OO Books using Java

Posted: Oct 3, 2003 7:26 PM

Thinking is Java is a good book and its online version is free!
http://www.bruceeckel.com/
I have seen several others post recommending this book.

Robert Hicks

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Nickname: robertx
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Re: OO Books using Java

Posted: Oct 4, 2003 8:35 AM

Does that book teach OO from a Java point of view or just Java in general?

David

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Nickname: archangel
Registered: Jul, 2003

Re: OO Books using Java

Posted: Oct 4, 2003 11:29 AM

In order to teach how to use Java well, it must teach how to use OO well.

It's free, why not have a look yourself?

Joe Parks

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Registered: Aug, 2003

Re: OO Books using Java

Posted: Oct 5, 2003 6:25 AM

If you would prefer a much more expensive book, I would recommend:
Object-Oriented Data Structures Using Java
by Nell Dale, Daniel T. Joyce and Chip Weems

FredrikN

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Registered: Jul, 2003

Re: OO Books using Java

Posted: Oct 5, 2003 8:26 AM

I like Ivar Hortons book Beginning Java SKD1.4 Edition, I also have the book Data Structures & Other objects using Java but that book is not for beginners.
It covers Trees, LinkedLists, Recursions and a lot more.

David

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Nickname: archangel
Registered: Jul, 2003

Re: OO Books using Java

Posted: Oct 5, 2003 10:30 AM

I agree with FredrikN. I really like Ivor Horton's book. I also agree that data structures and algorithms is hardly beginner's stuff.

Joe Parks

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Nickname: joeparks
Registered: Aug, 2003

Re: OO Books using Java

Posted: Oct 6, 2003 4:07 AM

I guess that I misunderstood the question. I was thinking that Robert already knew Java, and so wanted a book on OO that used Java examples.

By the way, I disagree that books that teach Java must teach OO. I would say that--to be good (IMHO)--they should; unfortunately, I have come across far too many that focus on the syntactical minutiae of the language without really discussing the reason behind the rhyme.

Along these lines, I have heard good things about the BlueJ project ( http://www.bluej.org ), but I haven't tried it.

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