Rating:  - Become a Java guru
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.
Rating: - thinkingInJava
I really like that fact that the book was sent to me very quickly. The seller explained everything of the book's flaws; every description is as is and no exaggeration. Thank you, I hope my next product comes from this seller as well.
Rating: - Simply Put, This is the best of the best.
Only thing you have to keep in mind: don't try to read this book like a novel, never try to read it fast, it's a HARD and LONG commitment. you have to put aside at least 3 months to digest fully, read several pages together with several examples, read the comment for those examples, try it out yourself....
compared to other so-called 'good java' books, which all put fancy graphics and stuff, this one is plain but 'THE BEST', you will gain a lot from reading it.
I have been a java progammer for several years, this books still give me so many surprise ....
trust me, you won't regret buying it if you are really want to learn...
Rating: - Java done right
This book - nor the author - needs any introduction for those who have read any of the previous editions of this book, or read other books written by Eckel (Thinking in C++ series). If you are new to Java - this is the book to get you going and get you started with the latest version of Java SE5 and 6. It covers everything, literally. The book is over 1400 pages, and it covers the JAVA programming language from the beginning to advanced topics such as parallel programming with threads and even GUI and user interface design. The topics are comprehensive and field with examples demonstrating the topic which is being discussed. The examples are relatively short in length, and get to the point. There is no one example that the author builds upon, making each chapter a discourse that can easily be read separately.
There have been many important improvement and new features added to Java SE5 such as Generics and such things as Enums and better String manipulation (StringBuilder class being a prime example). Generics - or programming with Templates if you are a C++ programmer - are the most important and complicated addition to this version of Java and the author spends plenty of time explaining it. As you may very well know, programming with templates is a very challenging and somewhat daunting task in C++, and it does not get much easier in Java. The challenge with the Java programming language is that the language must be backwards compatible with the older versions of Java. This has caused the language designers to make some rather difficult choices of how generics are used in Java. Bruce covers the topic very well, and takes about a quarter of the text to talk about generics and containers in Java.
Let's not forget the other things that make Java great; things such as its Object Oriented design and its ease of programming. The good-old topics such as polymorphism, interfaces, exception handling and I/O are covered in detail as one would expect. Improvements and additions are made to the topics are needed to cover advancements made to the language. Much of the semantics of C++ are slowly making it to Java; things such as Enums, formatting of the output as one does in printf(...). One of my favorites must be the concept of annotations, similar to pre-compile directives in C, and almost exactly the same as C#. Annotations are metadata that is added to your code which tags your code with information that you can use later. You can such things are suppressing warning messages, and denote deprecated methods and other user defined tags when needed.
Threading and parallel programming, graphical user interface design and libraries, runtime type information and design patterns and their implementations mark some of the other topics that are covered throughout the book. As with his other books, you can download an electronic version of this book from Bruce Eckel's web site. All the source code is also provided, and tested with JSE5.
This book marks another great achievement for Bruce - right next to his other books. Thinking in Java is easy to read, concise, complete and filled with examples and howto's. The author covers the latest advancements to the Java programming language, and does so with ease and clarity for the beginner to advanced readers.
Rating: - Awesome Java book
A perfect book for ancient programmers seeking to update their skill to incorporate Java SE 1.5/1.6 programming
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