interrogation report: Patrick Naughton, Java 1.1: The Complete Reference (book review)

Java 1.1: The Complete Reference, 2nd ed.
by Patrick Naughton, Herbert Schildt

Osborne/McGraw-Hill: 1997.

Trade paperback: 1028 pages.

ISBN-10: 0-07-882436-2

Tag: Computing

Tactical strength: [7/10]

If you want to learn how to use Java, this book is an excellent resource. Beginning programmers can quickly learn the concepts of object-oriented programming and find out how to write, compile, and run Java applications.

Intermediate and advanced programmers can start with the description of the Java language and follow the numerous sample programs to learn how to use more advanced features of Java, such as the Abstract Windows Toolkit and multithreading.