{"product_id":"thinking-in-java-9780131872486","title":"Thinking in Java","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" \u003ci\u003eThinking in Java\u003c\/i\u003e should be read cover to cover by every Java programmer, then kept close at hand for frequent reference. The exercises are challenging, and the chapter on Collections is superb  Not only did this book help me to pass the Sun Certified Java Programmer exam; it's also the first book I turn to whenever I have a Java question.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--Jim Pleger, Loudoun County (Virginia) Government\u003c\/i\u003e \" \u003ci\u003eMuch\u003c\/i\u003e better than any other Java book I've seen. Make that 'by an order of magnitude'.... Very complete, with excellent right-to-the-point examples and intelligent, not dumbed-down, explanations.... In contrast to many other Java books I found it to be unusually mature, consistent, intellectually honest, well-written, and precise. IMHO, an ideal book for studying Java.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--Anatoly Vorobey, Technion University, Haifa, Israel\u003c\/i\u003e \"Absolutely one of the best programming tutorials I've seen for any language.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--Joakim Ziegler, FIX sysop\u003c\/i\u003e \"Thank you again for your awesome book. I was really floundering (being a non-C programmer), but your book has brought me up to speed as fast as I could read it. It's really cool to be able to understand the underlying principles and concepts from the start, rather than having to try to build that conceptual model through trial and error. Hopefully I will be able to attend your seminar in the not-too-distant future.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--Randall R. Hawley, automation technician, Eli Lilly \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/i\u003e \"This is one of the best books I've read about a programming language.... The best book ever written on Java.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--Ravindra Pai, Oracle Corporation, SUNOS product line\u003c\/i\u003e \"Bruce, your book is wonderful  Your explanations are clear and direct. Through your fantastic book I have gained a tremendous amount of Java knowledge. The exercises are also \u003ci\u003efantastic\u003c\/i\u003e and do an excellent job reinforcing the ideas explained throughout the chapters. I look forward to reading more books written by you. Thank you for the tremendous service that you are providing by writing such great books. My code will be much better after reading \u003ci\u003eThinking in Java.\u003c\/i\u003e I thank you and I'm sure any programmers who will have to maintain my code are also grateful to you.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--Yvonne Watkins, Java artisan, Discover Technologies, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e \"Other books cover the \u003ci\u003ewhat\u003c\/i\u003e of Java (describing the syntax and the libraries) or the \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e of Java (practical programming examples). \u003ci\u003eThinking in Java\u003c\/i\u003e is the only book I know that explains the \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e of Java: Why it was designed the way it was, why it works the way it does, why it sometimes doesn't work, why it's better than C++, why it's not. Although it also does a good job of teaching the what and how of the language, \u003ci\u003eThinking in Java\u003c\/i\u003e is definitely the thinking person's choice in a Java book.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--Robert S. Stephenson\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eAwards for \u003ci\u003eThinking in Java\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 2003 \u003ci\u003eSoftware Development Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Jolt Award for Best Book \u003cbr\u003e2003 \u003ci\u003eJava Developer's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Reader's Choice Award for Best Book \u003cbr\u003e2001 \u003ci\u003eJavaWorld\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice Award for Best Book \u003cbr\u003e2000 \u003ci\u003eJavaWorld\u003c\/i\u003e Reader's Choice Award for Best Book \u003cbr\u003e1999 \u003ci\u003eSoftware Development Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Productivity Award \u003cbr\u003e1998 \u003ci\u003eJava Developer's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice Award for Best Book \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThinking in Java\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e has earned raves from programmers worldwide for its extraordinary clarity, careful organization, and small, direct programming examples. From the fundamentals of Java syntax to its most advanced features, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThinking in Java\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Eckel\u003c\/b\u003e is president of MindView, Inc. (www.MindView.net), which provides public and private training seminars, consulting, mentoring, and design reviews in object-oriented technology and design patterns. He is the author of several books, has written more than fifty articles, and has given lectures and seminars throughout the world for more than twenty years. Bruce has served as a voting member of the C++ Standards Committee. 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