On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:37:08 -0700, "Ownerman...Aust.."
<AustBlossey@gmail.com> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who
said :

That's a bit like saying, "I've met a girl named Maria.  Would she
make a good wife?".  That depends a lot on you.

to pick a good Java book:

1. thump through it. It should not be too easy, or you won't learn
anything.

2. It should not be so hard you can't make sense of it. It won't make
any more sense when you get it home.

3. It should have some parts over your head, hopefully that won't be
later.

4. It should have lots of example code, preferably complete examples
you can actually run.  Code is ever so much better at explaining what
to do than paragraphs of fluffy English.

5. The book should not just be a rehash of documentation you can get
free on the net.  It should be teaching how to code, not just listing
methods.

I tend to like O'Reilly books. They are small, and go into some one
topic in depth.

I enjoy Peter Van der Linden's book, partly because I helped edit it.
He is fun and helps break the tedium with little quirky bits.  He is
also good about choosing simple examples to illustrate rather than
going all grandiose with abstract language.

If you are going to do web programming get Marty Hall's books,
especially if you want to write code that simulates or automates
things a browser does.

See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/gettingstarted.html

Your first post had me wonderring whether you were
a moron.  But now I realise you are just the latest in a
long line of spamming multi-posters.  

(If I have to choose -) I prefer morons.  P*ss off.

Why would I post on your group? I don't see it in the standard usenet
groups.  Is it a Yahoo group? Is it some other site?  Why should I care?
 I get plenty of Computer programming news as it is.

On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:37:08 -0700, "Ownerman...Aust.."
<AustBlossey@gmail.com> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who
said :

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/gettingstarted.html