Head First Java, 2nd Edition by Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Head First Java, 2nd Edition
Book Review: Great book, great way to learn
Summary: 5 Stars
The authors have a wonderful way of presenting the material so that it is memorable. This is a great way to get up to speed on Object Oriented Programming and on Java.Book Review: Excelent Book with Innovative Approach to Learning
Summary: 5 Stars
I found this book to have a very interesting and efficient approach to help memorize the content. Pictures and labels in or near the picture makes it fun and easy to read unlike other boring 600+ page technology books. I would recommend it.Book Review: Great Tutorial Guide for Beginning Java Programmers
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is just plain FUN and easy to read, whether you plan on becoming a professional Java programmer or just want to know what "object-oriented" programming is all about. It is filled with humor and plain language explanations of Java concepts, including loads of examples. Its greatest value, in my opinion, is as a tutorial approach to Java newcomers.
Head First Java is NOT a good reference book though, so don't buy it if that's what you need! The index is missing many common references to ordinary Java concepts so it is difficult to look up how to do something and find instructions, unless it's something extremely mainstream.
That said, this is by far the best book I've ever seen of its kind. If you have the time to actually read through the book and do the exercises, you will come away with an excellent foundation in Java programming. Each exercise (most of which are games) begins with a conceptual explanation, followed by a "prepcode" version (the program written in a combination of English and actual code), and finally as a real Java program. The authors have gone to the trouble of labelling each line of "real" code with an explanation of what it does. They have anticipated users' questions and answered them. They occasionally leave bugs in a program deliberately, so that you can see the error message and then receive a thorough description of why it occurred and how to fix it. Excellent!!!
Book Review: Good book for beginners
Summary: 5 Stars
Great book to read if you are new to Java. I like the way they explain the concepts which makes it easy to understand. Its best to start learning Java with this book.Book Review: Fun intro to Java programming
Summary: 5 Stars
I was completely new to Java programming and this book made understanding the Object Oriented programming with Java fun and interesting. The exercises included in each chapter were very helpful.