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“ Thinking in Java should be read cover to cover by every Java programmer, then kept close at hand for frequent reference. The exercises are challenging, and the chapter on Collections is superb! Not only did this book help me to pass the Sun Certified Java Programmer exam; it’s also the first book I turn to whenever I have a Java question.”
―Jim Pleger, Loudoun County (Virginia) Government “ Much better than any other Java book I’ve seen. Make that ‘by an order of magnitude’.... Very complete, with excellent right-to-the-point examples and intelligent, not dumbed-down, explanations.... In contrast to many other Java books I found it to be unusually mature, consistent, intellectually honest, well-written, and precise. IMHO, an ideal book for studying Java.”
―Anatoly Vorobey, Technion University, Haifa, Israel “Absolutely one of the best programming tutorials I’ve seen for any language.”
―Joakim Ziegler, FIX sysop “Thank you again for your awesome book. I was really floundering (being a non-C programmer), but your book has brought me up to speed as fast as I could read it. It’s really cool to be able to understand the underlying principles and concepts from the start, rather than having to try to build that conceptual model through trial and error. Hopefully I will be able to attend your seminar in the not-too-distant future.”
―Randall R. Hawley, automation technician, Eli Lilly & Co. “This is one of the best books I’ve read about a programming language.... The best book ever written on Java.”
―Ravindra Pai, Oracle Corporation, SUNOS product line “Bruce, your book is wonderful! Your explanations are clear and direct. Through your fantastic book I have gained a tremendous amount of Java knowledge. The exercises are also fantastic and do an excellent job reinforcing the ideas explained throughout the chapters. I look forward to reading more books written by you. Thank you for the tremendous service that you are providing by writing such great books. My code will be much better after reading Thinking in Java. I thank you and I’m sure any programmers who will have to maintain my code are also grateful to you.”
―Yvonne Watkins, Java artisan, Discover Technologies, Inc. “Other books cover the what of Java (describing the syntax and the libraries) or the how of Java (practical programming examples). Thinking in Java is the only book I know that explains the why of Java: Why it was designed the way it was, why it works the way it does, why it sometimes doesn’t work, why it’s better than C++, why it’s not. Although it also does a good job of teaching the what and how of the language, Thinking in Java is definitely the thinking person’s choice in a Java book.”
―Robert S. Stephenson Awards for Thinking in Java 2003 Software Development Magazine Jolt Award for Best Book
2003 Java Developer’s Journal Reader’s Choice Award for Best Book
2001 JavaWorld Editor’s Choice Award for Best Book
2000 JavaWorld Reader’s Choice Award for Best Book
1999 Software Development Magazine Productivity Award
1998 Java Developer’s Journal Editor’s Choice Award for Best Book

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“ Thinking in Java should be read cover to cover by every Java programmer, then kept close at hand for frequent reference. The exercises are challenging, and the chapter on Collections is superb! Not only did this book help me to pass the Sun Certified Java Programmer exam; it's also the first book I turn to whenever I have a Java question.”
―Jim Pleger, Loudoun County (Virginia) Government“ Much better than any other Java book I've seen. Make that ‘by an order of magnitude'.... Very complete, with excellent right-to-the-point examples and intelligent, not dumbed-down, explanations.... In contrast to many other Java books I found it to be unusually mature, consistent, intellectually honest, well-written, and precise. IMHO, an ideal book for studying Java.”
―Anatoly Vorobey, Technion University, Haifa, Israel“Absolutely one of the best programming tutorials I've seen for any language.”
―Joakim Ziegler, FIX sysop“Thank you again for your awesome book. I was really floundering (being a non-C programmer), but your book has brought me up to speed as fast as I could read it. It's really cool to be able to understand the underlying principles and concepts from the start, rather than having to try to build that conceptual model through trial and error. Hopefully I will be able to attend your seminar in the not-too-distant future.”
―Randall R. Hawley, automation technician, Eli Lilly & Co. “This is one of the best books I've read about a programming language.... The best book ever written on Java.”
―Ravindra Pai, Oracle Corporation, SUNOS product line“Bruce, your book is wonderful! Your explanations are clear and direct. Through your fantastic book I have gained a tremendous amount of Java knowledge. The exercises are also fantastic and do an excellent job reinforcing the ideas explained throughout the chapters. I look forward to reading more books written by you. Thank you for the tremendous service that you are providing by writing such great books. My code will be much better after reading Thinking in Java. I thank you and I'm sure any programmers who will have to maintain my code are also grateful to you.”
―Yvonne Watkins, Java artisan, Discover Technologies, Inc. “Other books cover the what of Java (describing the syntax and the libraries) or the how of Java (practical programming examples). Thinking in Java is the only book I know that explains the why of Java: Why it was designed the way it was, why it works the way it does, why it sometimes doesn't work, why it's better than C++, why it's not. Although it also does a good job of teaching the what and how of the language, Thinking in Java is definitely the thinking person's choice in a Java book.”
―Robert S. Stephenson Awards for Thinking in Java2003 Software Development Magazine Jolt Award for Best Book
2003 Java Developer's Journal Reader's Choice Award for Best Book
2001 JavaWorld Editor's Choice Award for Best Book
2000 JavaWorld Reader's Choice Award for Best Book
1999 Software Development Magazine Productivity Award
1998 Java Developer's Journal Editor's Choice Award for Best Book

The classic object-oriented introduction for beginners and experts alike, fully updated for Java SE5/6 with many new examples and chapters!
Test framework shows program output.
Design patterns are shown with multiple examples throughout: Adapter, Bridge, Chain of Responsibility, Command, Decorator, Facade, Factory Method, Flyweight, Ite

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Bruce Eckel is president of MindView, Inc. (www.MindView.net), which provides public and private training seminars, consulting, mentoring, and design reviews in object-oriented technology and design patterns. He is the author of several books, has written more than fifty articles, and has given lectures and seminars throughout the world for more than twenty years. Bruce has served as a voting member of the C++ Standards Committee. He holds a B.S. in applied physics and an M.S. in computer engineering.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 10, 2006
Edition ‏ : ‎ 4th
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 1150 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0131872486
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0131872486
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.55 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.15 x 2.4 x 9.3 inches
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Customers find this Java book comprehensive, covering almost every concept, and appreciate its new, fresh appearance. The book serves as a good reference and is worth the price. While some customers find it easy to read, others consider it a difficult textbook to understand. Moreover, the writing style receives mixed feedback, with several customers noting poorly written code examples, and the explanation quality is criticized for being unclear.

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Customers praise this Java book for its comprehensive coverage of the language, with one customer noting it covers almost every single concept, making it a valuable reference for study and learning.

Old... but still good to have as a reference, lot of details that you don't see. It is a shame the author didn't keep writing about it anymore.Read more

...This is by far worth every penny. Simple to understand, useful code examples, and fair use of the enormous Java library reachable through a simple...Read more

Eckel is great at explaining stuff and his examples show what's going on really well. Good foundation to understanding JavaRead more

The best java tutorial book I know. It's organized perfectly, it's updated, and being updated from version to version, and the examples are cool.Read more

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Old... but still good to have as a reference, lot of details that you don't see. It is a shame the author didn't keep writing about it anymore.Read more

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Gary J. Nave
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I can't say enough good things about this book. I've been using it to quickly learn Java so as to program in Android. Obviously not everything I need is going to be in the book, but the concepts of Java that the author so clearly explains have been foundational.

Having read dozens of programming books over the years, my take is that the majoriy are quickly put out and cover a lot of the same crud that every other book does, and in the same unfilling manner of them all. THIS BOOK however is totally fresh.

My two books for the year are "Thinking in Java" and "Nerd Ranch Guide to Android Programming".

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One of the best technical books I ever read.
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I stared reading this book when there was a free version as PDF. I liked it so much that I bought it. It was the best money I ever spent. It goes from concepts to specifics and everything in between. There is enough humor to keep it from being too dry and I have won geek arguments because I knew details of Java from this book that others didn't. It's not for florists or performance artist, but if that is your inclination then maybe programming isn't for you.

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Great Book That Is THICK But With Good Intention
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I read this book side by side with "Java A Beginner's Guide Sixth Edition" by Herbert Schildt.
A lot of the reviews seem to highlight that this is a hard book to get through which I would agree, which is why I purchased both books. The "Java A Beginner's" book outlines the MAIN POINTS to know for each topic but leaves spaces to branch out for further study and research.

For example the chapter on generics was only about 40 pages in "Java A Beginner's" vs 120 in "Thinking in Java". What the "Java A Beginner's" book did was start small explaining more in depth of what generics are and starting with a simple generics example. Not taking anything away from the "Thinking in Java" book but it seems to dive deeper much faster which is where I think some of the confusion comes from.

All in all, "Thinking in Java" was a well written book and can also be used as a future reference book, it gives plenty of detail and depth to make sure you really understand the concepts thoroughly. That being said, both books are not really for an absolute beginners but perhaps people with a little programming background. This doesn't have to be years of training but maybe knowing the fundamentals. If you are new to programming I would just make sure that you fully understand a topic before moving on or you will be stuck and not absorb much needed information given in later chapters.

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May come hard to digest for newbies at the beginnings, but bear with it. This book teaches you exactly what it proposes—a way of thinking.

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Perfect desk reference.
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I just took a position as an iOS developer, however since we build off the Oracle Retail frameworks I needed a Java reference to keep nearby. This is by far worth every penny. Simple to understand, useful code examples, and fair use of the enormous Java library reachable through a simple import. Bruce's examples are clear and he makes intermediate topics easy to grasp. 6 stars.

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This book is enormous and has a ton of information including object oriented design, which my professor really focuses on. For someone learning Java this book is very resourceful with code examples and explanations of different scenarios. I spent a good amount of time in the I/O sections and that specifically was littered with excellent examples.

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I have been a Java developer for 7 years, and my knowledge of Java increased by double, if not more, after reading this book. This book is fantastic to get deep into general Java topics. No kidding, I learned enough that I was able to point out features in Java that even our "gurus" at work did not know. Now I am one of the gurus! Note that the book covers no J2EE and is only an intro to concurrency so suppliment with books specific to those topics if you need.

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I really liked this book, its a complete one. I used it to study for the SCJP 5.0 Exam as a complement to the Kathys book. Its however not a beginners book. You have to have some programming background cause its very theorical book. It explains in depth every subject, and its it drawback too, it gets a little boring with so much explanation, and in some examples it focuses more on the Design Patterns than Java. This is the Java Bible,every thing you will need is inside.

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after reading headFirst, Complete Reference I purchased this book to study, I totally fell in love with the Bruce's teaching style and the variety of topics he covered. Even an expert will find plenty of unknown areas here.
just reading the chapter on Collections itself I had uncovered my java blind spots easily. He has covered in-depth, and the chapters on Generics and Threads are another pieces of Gems.

Its more of a pride to own this book.!!

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Thinking in Java is getting on 10 years old and is desperately in need of a new version. However, there isn't another book out there with the breadth and depth of Eckel's work. It not only covers the language in great detail but also best practice. If you grab this, Bloch's Effective Java and the Manning book on Java 8 you have everything you need for a solid grounding in Java.

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I love the way the author introduces important concepts one step at a time so that you can easily digest it before moving forward. This is important when learning because you have a roadmap of where you are and how will you be moving forward. Great author and book !

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