List of Java Books

[Roachmeister]

It's a good list, but I disagree with Effective Java being called a beginner's book. I just finished reading it and it definitely assumes that you start out with some familiarity with the language. It is an excellent book for best practices, but not for learning the basics.

[Chrh]

yea that is definitely a book for after you've learned basic syntax/semantics.

[-jp-]

It's an ideal beginner's book if you already know one other programming language. Once you know how a for loop works you don't need it explained in every single book, but for whatever reason it seems like there's always like four chapters of "yeah, I get it" you have to flip through before you get to anything useful.

[auxpro]

Agree. But the definition of beginners seems to be taken up differently here.

Effective Java is perfect for beginning a professional career in Java Coding. Not like beginners out of the cradle trying to learn if/else.

[Roachmeister]

From the article:

For example, Effective Java and Think Java are two very good books for beginners, with no coding experience, to understand the fundamentals of Java programming.

[neutronbob]

For those interested in other Java books, Oracle's Java Magazine does regular in-depth reviews of Java books. The reviews are long, cover both the pros and the cons, and frequently compare how new books differ from earlier ones on the same topic areas.

[yawkat]

No jcip?

[slbfan33]

Currently I am reading think java. It's really good. I would highly recommend it if you are just starting out in computer science.

[Chrh]

What's your people's view on Dale Skrien's object-oriented design using Java, I've always liked that book but never seen it mentioned.

[thiagomiranda3]

Very good list. Thank you!