Rating:  - A book for realy lerning Java
I bougt this book 2 months ago, as the fourth book about java.
My task is to program a project for data aquisition, and i never programmed java before. The only way to learn a programing language is using it and the best way to use it first are examples.
And this Cookbook is a very big collection of thousand very well documented, very useful examples ! Very good.
The other java books i am using is "Hooked on Java (very old)",
"Java Examples in a Nutshell (German edition)", similar to the Cookbook but not so good, its more scratching on the surface and a German book: "Jetzt lern ich Java" very good for the first steps.
I hope that in the next time a German translation of the Java Cookbook will be available.
Markus Greim
Rating: - More than a cookbook
The examples in this book are truly useful. I am an experienced programmer just starting with Java and in finding an answer in this book, I often discover better ways of doing related tasks as a welcome side effect.
In addition, the author presents each code example with a thorough and useful explanation. His writing style and attitude are humble, opinionated, direct and humorous. This is the only book in my java collection that's a pleasure to read.
I tried using Java examples in a nutshell... I haven't picked it up since obtaining "cookbook". Plus I look to "cookbook" first before either java in a nutshell (except for simple reference) or java servlet programming.
Rating: - The most useful java book of them all
Gives code on how to do just about everything. for example why read a 300+ page book on java and xml, when I can learn how to write the same classes in 20 pages. Not much more to say, get the book.
Rating: - Practical Examples Beyond Basics
OK, you've learned the basics. You know 'public static void main string args' from a hole in th ground. What now? I teach Java at a college. Only a small percentage of my students are CS majors. Most introductory java books lack good practical problems to solve. The Java Cookbook is a list of common problems and code examples on how to solve them. I learned more in two days with this book than I did with several very good java books because I need to see examples and how things work in context. If you're like that too, you'll love this book. I pack it with my laptop so I'm never without it when I need it -- it's that useful to me!
Rating: - An excellent book for the practicing Java developer
I'm recommending this book to all the developers in my company. Java is so large that you really only remember which piece you are currently working with. This is a great resource for those times when you scratch your head and ask : "Now how do I do that ?"
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