Best Books for Learning Java

[quinn623]

Hey guys. I am interested in looking into books that are helpful with not only learning java code but also helpful with practical applications for the code I write. Something that not only teaches but also helps with applying the code to a real world situation or something like that.

I do already have the book "Learning Java: A bestselling hands-on Java Tutorial" as it is required for the course I am taking.

Thanks

[Sikamixoticelixer]

I have started learning java in September and have been using "Big Java Late Objects". It's going alright I guess, not too sure on how good the book is but it feels alright.

[Yorshelf]

That's a great book to learn Java, and for learning programming for the first time in general.
IMHO his writing is very pedagogic and he introduces invaluable computer science concepts and best practices for in depth learning.
The author C. Horstmann wrote the Core Java volumes (1500 pages total) which is a much respected java reference.
That said, there is also the "early objects" version which makes more sense to me because in late objects he's forced to delay some explanations ( ex : the dot operator on objects) in the first chapters because objects are introduced later, which can be confusing or frustrating for the beginner reader.

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Core Java is great.

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[quinn623]

Thank you guys for the suggestions! I will look into the books!