Michael W. Ryan on Fri, 5 May 2000 09:11:36 -0400 (EDT)


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On Thu, 4 May 2000, Tracy Nelson wrote:

> _Java in a Nutshell_ is a good reference book, but I'd hate to try to learn
> Java from it.  In fact, I did hate learning Java from it, which is why I
> bought Peter van der Linden's _Just Java 2_.  It's a good book if you're
> coming to Java as an experienced programmer.

Since we expressing two opposite opinions on the Nutshell book, let's make
this disagreement useful for people.  What didn't you like about it?

I liked it because it was direct and to the point, and it covered the
language in a logical order.  I'll it admit that it probably did help that
I was alreay familiar with C++, which they used as a point of comparison.

Michael W. Ryan, MCP, MCT     | OTAKON 2000
mryan@netaxs.com              | Convention of Otaku Generation
http://www.netaxs.com/~mryan/ | http://www.otakon.com/

No, I don't hear voices in my head;
I'm the one that tells the voices in your head what to say.


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