Which are the "must own" Java books?

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David Ricketts - 06 Mar 2007 13:58 GMT

I'm familiar with all the must own books for C++ developers, the Meyers, the
Sutters, the Alexandrescus, etc. But what are the "must own" books for Java?

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David Orriss Jr - 07 Mar 2007 07:30 GMT

> I'm familiar with all the must own books for C++ developers, the Meyers,
> the Sutters, the Alexandrescus, etc. But what are the "must own" books for
> Java?

That's a rather open-ended question and depends on multiple factors. Not the
least of which is your skill level and what you want to *write* in Java.

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Lew - 07 Mar 2007 14:55 GMT

>> I'm familiar with all the must own books for C++ developers, the Meyers,
>> the Sutters, the Alexandrescus, etc. But what are the "must own" books for
>> Java?

Joshua Bloch, /Effective Java/.

Sun's online tutorial.

The Java Language Specification (JLS), also available from Sun online.

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jupiter - 28 May 2007 19:05 GMT

>>> I'm familiar with all the must own books for C++ developers,
>>> the Meyers,
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> Joshua Bloch, /Effective Java/.

Lew, Bloch is brilliant, isn't he?

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John W. Kennedy - 07 Mar 2007 16:47 GMT

> I'm familiar with all the must own books for C++ developers, the Meyers, the
> Sutters, the Alexandrescus, etc. But what are the "must own" books for Java?

I quite like "Core Java", by Horstmann and Cornell. (Anyone know if
there's to be a 6.0 update?)

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