Re: Question about the package directive

On 21 Apr 2008 23:53:03 GMT, I_Am_The_Walrus
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> wrote, quoted or indirectly
quoted someone who said :

>I have most of the more popular books, including the GOF book and Joshua
Bloch's
>excellent book.  But I like to vary my reading from time to time,
>trying to see how each author(s) approaches the subject of learning
>Java.  So far, Head First Java along with the aforementioned Sun
>tutorial has proven to be the best for me.

I have heard several other people ethusiastically recommend that
series.

Ideally you skim the book before purchasing to make sure it has
examples that interest you, and are complete.  The book should have
the Goldilocks property of difficulty.  Picking one too easy or too
hard FOR YOU is a waste of money.

I have seen so many programmers with shelves of expensive books that
look completely unread.  An author like Peter van der Linden helps
keep you entertained -- a spoonful of whimsy to help the medicine go
down.

A good measure of the value of a book would be how wrinkled the spine
is. Check in a friend's house to see which ones they are.

There is now so much good material available free on the net, I have
much less reliance on textbooks.  I think however, you need at least
one decent text to get you started to make sure ALL the basics are
covered.
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