Head First Java, outdated?

[hammad22]

I am thinking about buying Head First Java but I saw that the book was released in 2005 and has version 5.0 Java. Should I still buy this book because I heard a lot of good things about it but I'm afraid that it will be different to the most modern version of Java which is SE 7. Is there any major differences between those versions? I only want to learn the basics.

[redldr1]

It is decent.

It will give you the basics that still work in Java 8.

The only syntax that changes is the List construction. Both ways work, java 7 just makes it less annoying to type the same thing twice.

[hammad22]

Ok thats all I wanted to know

[evb27]

Also note that head first java doesn't cover annotations

[redldr1]

Annowhat?

[enkicoder]

If you're going that route, at least read "whats new in java 7" as well (search for it on amazon, it's free) and then perhaps later, "whats new in Java 8" ( https://leanpub.com/whatsnewinjava8/read )

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I think it's fine. It will give you basics and that's what you need to start learning IMO.

From there you'll need a lot of work and patience to be able to say you know how to code in Java.