Looking for Java book

PomBear

Look for a Java book that starts very basic that incorporates using Eclipse as the interface. Preferably one I can download. Thanks

Sheeps

"Beginning Java Programming for Dummies". Not sure if this will cover Java with the use of an IDE, but it should do exactly as it says on the tin if it's as good as the php one.

As far as I'm aware there is "Eclipse for Dummies" too.

NeverSayDie

Don't know about particular Java books, but re the downloading, O'Reilly started selling their books as downloadable PDFs/ebooks at some point, that may be of interest (they do various Java ones);
http://oreilly.com/store/

StiLL-TrAiNinG

http://math.hws.edu/javanotes/ is a free online java book aimed at teaching people how to program.

marco_polo

Despite being over 6 years old Thinking in java is still a really good book in and is a free download. The core of the language remains basically the same with a few exceptions (generics being the main one) and it is a great beginners books.


http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/

Add this to an good eclipse tutorial and you are sorted for a couple of months without spending a cent.

http://eclipsetutorial.sourceforge.net/totalbeginner.html

none

Fully agree on Eckel's one - my perennial favourite, pinned in Recommended Books above. Also there a few Java books from O'Reilly.

AARRRGH

"Beginning Java Objects". Really well written book.

Korvanica

If youre only starting out in java i would reccomend: "Head First Java, OReilly." Brilliant book. Dont know if you can download it,but its well worth buying.

elix

The book issued in college (UCD) "Java Concepts" by Cay Horstmann was a good introduction. I skipped thru alot of it and treated it more like a manual to turn to in case of help (or when i didnt have a internet connection handy)

http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jgloss.html
Is a great site i stumbled upon a few times. Actually I think the guy is actually a bit of legend...

http://forums.sun.com
The sun forums are also good, be it slow to get a decent response from somebody who wants to help instead of somebody complaining that your asking for help.

There is only so much you can do with a book i think. Ive learned a few programming languages (and my 'IT' skills in general) by trial and error. So arm yourself with a manual, the Java API Docs and your IDE (eclipse or netbeans, or even plain old notepad, no difference IMO)

Korvanica

oh i forgot sbout this too: dickbaldwin .. damn good tutorials

SoupyNorman

This guy has some nice HQ JAVA tutorials, one vid is dedicated to the use of Eclipse.

http://www.20papercups.net/category/java-vtm-tutorials/