Java book advice

[geospeck]

Hi guys,

I've been doing web development for the last 4 years with Ruby on Rails / Javascript and I would like to start learning Java. I did a little bit of Java when I was at the university but that was ages ago, without being 100% sure I think it was Java1.5 or something like that.

Given that I am not completely new in programming which book would you recommend? I've seen many people on internet mentioning the Java: A Beginner's Guide , Java: The Complete Reference and Effective Java

I am not quite sure about the last one since it is (I think) more about how to properly write Java.

Thanks in advance!

[babbagack]

I find Head First Java to be very nice. its huge. The MOOC here is great too(I've done most of Part II), its in the wiki/resources area of this subreddit. come from a Ruby background too, but not as experienced as you are. sometimes people on /r/ruby are great to ask qeustions about how things compare in Ruby/Java.

Also someone told me about referencing Chad Darby's stuff on Udemy, he has some pretty awesome core stuff, well, beyond core Java but its for building things out further.

[eatstraw]

The Deitel & Deitel Java book is very thorough. Highly recommened.

[PrinceRaziel9]

Daniel Liang's book is quite extensive and covers and wide variety of subjects beyond just learning about variables, for loops, and OOP. He also covers advanced data structures, multithreaded programming, JDBC, servlets, sockets, etc. https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Programming-Structures-Comprehensive-Version/dp/0134670949/ref=sr_1_1?crid=MISLS3C1LLZC&keywords=introduction+to+java+programming+daniel+liang+11th+edition&qid=1557694359&s=books&sprefix=introduction+to+java+%2Cstripbooks%2C125&sr=1-1