Java in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference for Java Programmers (Nutshell Handbooks) - Softcover

Flanagan, David

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9781565921832: Java in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference for Java Programmers (Nutshell Handbooks)

Synopsis

The bestselling book on Java and the one most often recommemded on the Internet. An incredible value, this comprehensive, quick-reference guide contains descriptions of all of the classes in the Java 1.0 API, with a definitive listing of all methods and variables. It also contains an accelerated introduction to Java for C and C++ programmers who want to learn the language fast. Java in a Nutshell introduces the Java programming language and contains many practical examples that show programmers how to write Java applications and applets. It is also an indispensable quick reference designed to wait faithfully by the side of every Java programmer's keyboard. It puts all the information Java programmers need right at their fingertips.

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Review

Java is a new, simple, portable, secure, elegant programming language that promises to make it possible to write entirely new kinds of applications for the Internet. This handbook is an indispensable quick reference designed to lie flat and wait faithfully by the side of every Java programmer's keyboard. It contains an accelerated introduction to Java for C and C++ programmers who want to learn the language fast.

About the Author

David Flanagan is a computer programmer who spends most of his time writing about JavaScript and Java. His books with O'Reilly include Java in a Nutshell, Java Examples in a Nutshell, Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell, JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, and JavaScript Pocket Reference. David has a degree in computer science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives with his wife and son in the U.S. Pacific Northwest bewteen the cities of Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia. David has a simple website at http://www.davidflanagan.com.

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