[brailleblaster] Re: Java documentation
- From: "qubit" <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:15:05 -0600
Hi Susan -- thank you for the reference.
I have the nutshell book and have read quite a lot of it. I unfortunately
get this insatiable urge to code something and put the book aside and learn
the hard way. But I think that's fair, as you can't learn a language well
without using it.
Have a nice season.
--le
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Jolly" <easjolly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 11:05 PM
Subject: [brailleblaster] Java documentation
The O'Reilly book "Java in a Nutshell" includes a very well-written overview
of what every Java class does together with a terse listing of its methods.
It's almost always advisable to read the Nutshell description before using a
class although Googling the JavaDoc page for the class is also a useful
complementary strategy.
Bookshare users can get an electronic copy of the 5th edition (as well as
older editions) of the Nutshell book from Bookshare for free. This edition
covers the important new stuff in Java 5 including generics. If I were only
going to own one book about Java, this would definitely be it.
By the way, working with collections is one of the more sophisticated
aspects of Java so it's not an optimal starting point for leaning Java.
Best wishes,
Susan Jolly
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