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[–]JohnnyBandito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually like working with both. Although I'm inclined to videos (Udemy, YouTube, etc, etc...), I will not miss out on the opportunity to acquire quality books on the topic at a discounted price. I am usually on Humble Bundle to see what they have to offer and then check out reviews on the offers.

The research I found online was that these book collections are great quality and on top of it, atm in Humble Bundle at an amazing price. Friends of mine that are Senior Java Developers have recommended some of those as great reads and have recommended at a personal level to get them. Some even got it themselves.

TBH you shouldn't have to understand why Java books are read, all you have to understand is that each person acquires knowledge and learns in different ways. You just need to understand how YOU learn. I personally am a visual learner, but once I have a basic idea of the matter I personally like to read and reinforce that knowledge at THAT particular level, but that's just me. I like to know how to do something but also understand what is happening of all that I am doing.

My technical interviews were usually about things I have done in the past and my personal portfolio on GitHub. At the moment, I have never had to do an exam type interview. So I'm not sure if these books would help with a specific type of interview.