Best Java books for beginners
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- Written by Nam Ha Minh
- Last Updated on 15 March 2020 | Print Email
In this article we recommend some best-selling books for those who are beginner in Java programming. If you have no or little programming experience before Java, these books are for you.
The titles included in this review are:
1. Java, A Beginner's Guide
Author: Herbert Schildt
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Published Date: August 16th 2011
Paperback: 640 pages
Content Coverage: Java Fundamentals; Data Types and Operators; Program Control Statements; Classes, Objects and Methods; Inheritance; Packages and Interfaces; Exception Handling; I/O; Multithread Programming; Enumeration, Autoboxing, Static Import and Annotations; Generics; Applets, Events; Introducing Swing.
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2. Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days (Covering Java 7 and Android) (6th Edition)
Author: Rogers Cadenhead
Publisher: Sams Publishing
Published Date: August 27th 2012
Paperback: 720 pages
Content Coverage:
Week 1 - The Java Language: The ABCs of Programming; Working with Objects; Lists, Logic and Loops; Creating Classes and Methods; Packages, Interfaces, and Other Class Features; Exceptions and Threads.
Week 2 - The Java Class Library: Data Structures; Working with Swing; Building a Swing Interface; Arranging Components on a User Interface; Responding to User Input; Creating Java2D Graphics; Developing Swing Applications.
Week 3 - Java Programming: Working with Input and Output; Serializing and Examining Objects; Communicating Across the Internet; Accessing Databases with JDBC 4.1 and Derby; Reading and Writing RSS Feeds; XML Web Services; Writing Android Apps for Java.
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3. Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies (3rd Edition)
Author: Barry Burd
Publisher: For Dummies
Published Date: April 10th 2012
Paperback: 456 pages
Content Coverage:
Part 1 - Revving Up: Getting Started; Setting Up Your Computer; Running Programs.
Part 2 - Writing Your Own Java Programs: Exploring the Parts of a Program; Composing a Program; Using the Building Blocks: Variables, Values and Types; Numbers and Types.
Part 3 - Controlling the Flow: If-Then-Else statements; Switch statement; Using a Conditional Operator; Using Loops (While Loop and For Loop).
Part 4 - Using Program Units: Using Loops and Arrays; Programming with Objects and Classes; Using Methods and Variables; Swing: The Java Swing Classes; Using Eclipse’s WindowBuilder; Adding Stuff to Your Frame; Taking Action.
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4. Introduction to Java Programming, Comprehensive Version (9th Edition)
Author: Y. Daniel Liang
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published Date: March 12th 2012
Paperback: 1344 pages
Content Coverage: Introduction to Computers, Programs, and Java; Elementary Programming; Selections (Data Types, Flow Control statements); Loops; Methods; Arrays; Objects and Classes; Strings; Thinking in Objects; Inheritance and Polymorphism; GUI Basics; Graphics; Exception Handling and Text I/O; Abstract Classes and Interfaces; Event-Driven Programming; GUI Components; Applets and Multimedia; Binary I/O; Recursion.
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About the Author:
Nam Ha Minh is certified Java programmer (SCJP and SCWCD). He began programming with Java back in the days of Java 1.4 and has been passionate about it ever since. You can connect with him on Facebook and watch his Java videos on YouTube.
Comments
My favorite books are:
1. Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies
2. Head First Java by Kathy Sierra & Bert Bates
3. Java For Complete Beginners by Mohammed Abdelmoniem