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Comments by Instructors
The explanations are clear, the examples
are not overwhelming, and I found answers to questions that I
have spent countless hours trying to figure out or locate. Kudos
to you for a well-written book. —Sandra Madison, University
of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Your book is great.
I am very pleased with it. I have read several Java books. Java
Programming: From the Beginning is definitely the best textbook
that I have run into. I highly recommend it.—Miguel A.
Jimenez, Valencia Community College
I received
a complimentary copy of the book today and just had to quickly
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book!!—Serita Ribeiro, Vaal Triangle Technikon, South
Africa
I have adopted your book since I was
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clear explanations. It is genuinely the best book I have come
across so far on the subject.—David Howse, Walsall College,
England
I just finished teaching my first Java
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I have had yet. Everything worked out perfectly.—Adam
Esterline, Center for the Application of Information Technology,
Washington University
Thank you for the time
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St. Petersburg College
Lively Technical Center
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Lively Technical Center
I have purchased your
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This is a great book,
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instructive.—Robert Talbert, Franklin College
After
reviewing many books, I found Java Programming: From the Beginning
to be the best at presenting the material in a methodical sequence.
Thanks!—Karen Buras, St. Thomas Episcopal School, Houston,
Texas
I received a complimentary review copy
of Java Programming: From the Beginning at an AP Computer
Science workshop at Texas Lutheran University this past summer
(one of about 7 or 8 texts I received). I am just now finishing
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I think your book is the very best I have
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"wow, that makes it so clear...".—Patrick Pence,
Carroll Senior High School, Southlake, Texas
I've
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high school computer science students who do not have an extensive
background in computer technology other than applications. Your
writing is concise, clear, and does not assume a great deal of
previous knowledge from the reader.—Mike Martin, Cherokee
ISD, Cherokee, Texas
Comments by Readers
Please accept my compliments on a well
written book. It is easy to read and understand, especially for
a COBOL mainframe programmer like me. Not only I'm learning Java,
but also the concept of classes and objects.—C. F. Claudio
After
reading your book Java Programming: From the Beginning,
I would like to say that this is THE BEST book on Java I have
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the way I like it. A lot of books spend enormous amount of time
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Keep up the good work. I am looking forward
to your future books!—William Hwang, University of Rochester
I'm a 65 year old electrical engineer (Class of
'62, University of Michigan) who's trying to keep my mind working.
A few months ago I decided to learn Java... This last weekend
I decided to go to Borders bookstore here in San Antonio Texas
and look and see if there were new books in Java. No sooner I
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Allow me to congratulate you on a superbly
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and objects among other things.
I already downloaded your package and all
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I
bought your book (Java Programming From The Beginning)
to teach myself Java. I'm extremely pleased with it so far! You
have a fantastic ability to organize and present the information
in a very easy to understand manner. I took Fortran programming
over a decade ago and dabbled a little with Basic before that,
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I
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I have
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introduction to programming. The solid foundation in Java (and
objects for that matter) will serve the reader no matter what
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scope of what I'm trying to learn. I just wanted to thank you.—Derek
Truesdell
Your text on Java is an excellent text for
beginning Java programmers, as is your text on C programming.—Victor
Kamat
I just wanted to let you know that your
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At
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Naik
I am currently studying for my Java certification,
and have no other programming experience. I have studied other
programming books and have found your book Java Programming:
From the Beginning to be the best by far. I think most other
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Your book explains it like I have been hoping someone could,
to the point with no details left uncovered. Java programming
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I'm
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week and the instructor was so impressed with it that he will
make it the required textbook starting next semester.—Paul
D'Amelio
I wanted to applaud you on your approach
in Java Programming: From the Beginning. I am a programmer
in M (Mumps), a text based medical language, similar to Basic.
In an effort to change career directions, I picked up your book
on Java, and although the beginning chapter was too simplistic
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a non-object oriented programmer into the intricacies of Java.
I'm recommending your book to other M programmers,
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The
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my wife is also a developer and she walks around the house grumbling
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Cyvas
I am attempting to learn Java on my own
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From the Beginning. It is very easy to understand.—Dan
Obergfell
Even as a picky technical writer,
I'm enjoying your book immensely.—Jason Ulibarri
I
would like to congratulate you on putting so much time and effort
into a fantastic book, and I spend much time reading it and learning
and enjoy the experience.—Thomas Gullen
I
am a beginner BEGINNER: a beginner programmer and a beginner
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and I am enjoying it immensely.—Brenda Cameron
You
probably don't remember me, but I took an introductory Java course
this past summer which utilized your book, Java Programming:
From the Beginning. I ended up finishing with an A in the
course, and I went on to take an Advanced Java course at the
same community college. I was then able to get an A in that course
as well, and I just received my Sun Microsystems Java 2 Programmer
certification. I wanted to thank you, since your book, I feel,
had a lot to do with my success in learning the Java language
over the past several months.
The Advanced Java course began using a
book by the Wrox publishing company, and almost all of the students
that used your book during the summer said how it was much better.
I especially liked Chapter 9, which explained primitive types
very well. I actually referred to the "shift" operator
in your book during my study for the certification exam, since
I couldn't understand the "Cert Book's" interpretation.—Ricardo
Rodriguez
Your book on Java is by far the best
one I've seen yet. I'm only on Chapter 2 but I'm very confident
it will help me in my self study mode.—Warren E. Del
Guidice
I have just read your book on Java
programming, and I wish you could write a similar book on C++!
It was very well written, and quite easy to grasp.—Fabio
Cenci
Please write a second book on Java (Part
2). Your books are truly fantastic.—Patrick Kellogg
I
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From the Beginning. It is very well explained and certainly
a lot of help to the millions of students who must have gained
a solid grounding in Java from it.—Mujeeb Siddiqui
Today
I went to the library to find out what kind of books were out
there to teach myself Java. After seeing the most popular titles
and after comparing them to your book I must say that your book
really stands out from the crowd (and I promise to buy a copy
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I have had the
very good fortune of finding a copy of your Java Programming:
From the Beginning at my ever surprising library in Spartanburg,
South Carolina. And I must say that I have gained greatly from
this text. Your writing style is excellent, and the coverage
is very thorough. Thank you for your many hours of hard work!—Bob
Rayhawk
I must confess I have never understood
what Java was until Wednesday, 26th of November, 2003. ... A
friend at uni called Jason prescribed this book for me to buy.
I went ahead and ordered it. I started reading it from this Wednesday,
and I have to give a lot of thanks to you for your book. It is
absolutely fantastic. No Java book as of now could match the
step by step explanation of all points I have read so far. For
that reason I have fallen in love with this book. I have also
recommended it to other colleaques of mine who are willing to
buy one. Thank you very much.—Ernest Thompson, London |
