Hi Jim -- That is what I hoped to find in the TIJ book. It purports
to discuss rather tutorially how to build a program in java, which,
he claims, is the only language designed for the purpose of making OO
programming easy and natural for the programmer. (Other languages he
claims are terse and crammed with features that are confusing to many
newbies.)
I am not trying to sell his book. I am annoyed that it seems to
crash my system before it finishes loading.
--le
----- Original Message -----
*From:*Homme, James <mailto:james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
*To:*programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:*Wednesday, July 06, 2011 11:36 AM
*Subject:*RE: Best Java Guides for a Newby?
Hi,
I think that, as with many things, this is one of those things
that can be different, depending on the learning style and
knowledge of the person.
Speaking just for myself, I get more out of tutorial style books,
when I'm learning a language. I tend to freeze up at reference
type material that is full of code and short on words, but that's
my taste.
According to me, you will probably do well with the nutshell
books, if you already know lots of programming concepts and want
to see how certain things are done in Java. On the other hand,
you may do better if you have little programming experience by
looking at the Java Tutorial, which takes things a concept at a
time and explains them with lots of words and examples. You can
see that at
http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/reallybigindex.html.
Thanks.
Jim
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[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]*On Behalf Of*qubit
*Sent:*Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:30 PM
*To:*programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:*Re: Best Java Guides for a Newby?
I would recommend if you have a subscription to bookshare.org
<http://bookshare.org>, that you download a copy of "Java in a
Nutshell". It is a nice summary of features with some examples.
I was going to read "Thinking in Java, 4th edition", which I
forked $25 for online, but got a package that I cann't display on
my system. I have been unable to read more than the preface, and
most the time, the html just freezes things. So I'm pitching
it. A shame as it sounds like a useful guide to using java the
way it is meant to be used.
Online there are also common tasks implemented in java, which you
can find inhttp://commons.apache.org/
Good luck and happy hacking.
--le
----- Original Message -----
*From:*Florian Beijers <mailto:florianbeijers@xxxxxxxxx>
*To:*programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:*Wednesday, July 06, 2011 6:44 AM
*Subject:*Re: Best Java Guides for a Newby?
Hello Brandon,
Do you have any form of IM or perhaps skype? I would like to
help you but it's easier for me to recommend something if i
know a bit more about your background.
Florian
On Jul 6, 2011, at 8:04 AM, Brandon Keith (Biggs) wrote:
Hello,
I'm new to programming, (I have just made it past "Hello
World") and am looking for some guides.
I would like to learn Java, but I'm not quite sure where to
start. I downloaded the 500 or so documents from the "Java
Documentation" at:
http://www.nonvisualdevelopment.org/node/20
as well as reading all the tutorials on Eclipse and Java.
I've installed the SDK 1.6 and Eclipse, is there anything
else I need? I see there are Jaws scripts for Eclipse, where
do I insert those?
I arrowed through the 500 documents dealing with Java and found:
Java Tutorial 3rd Edition, a short course on the basics
but I see it was written in 2001 and only deals with Java 1.3
and Windows 2000 and before. Is this something I should read?
What books best describe the language in an exciting and
useful format? I'm wanting to eventually program for Android,
but I think that is stepping a little ahead of myself.
Where do I start?
Thanks,
Brandon Keith Biggs
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