>>In Java, there are too many functions to count, and you will need a reference material in order to use Java. <<
Speaking of which, I saw a book the other day called "Java 2: the complete reference". Has anyone heard of it, or knows if it is worth purchasing?
Sun has a well documented SDK so I wouldn't bother buying the book. Just get the SDK docs and examples from sun (unless you just like to have something to hold).
http://java.sun.com/docs/index.html
the java tutorials have got quite a bit of information.
i own java 2 - the complete reference - dont buy its a waste of money! it focusses predominantly on web-java and java beans and for beginners is a waste of money.
we work under unix to get us to using the o/s and the abomination of a text editor - emacs.
they dont even teach us real java - the university has their own set of functions called uwejava and we learn this bizarrea and useless cast off of the language that is unheard of except in the academia of bristol.
Monday - what a way to spend a seventh of your life
(another shameless dig at java)
based on the java reference materials i used during a java course i would say "complete" and "java reference" are oxymorons. but hey, i guess someone might have room in their workplace for the forklift truck you'd need to move such a tome and shall prove me wrong
astride a storied past, thats everywhere you are
>>i own java 2 - the complete reference - dont buy its a waste of money! it focusses predominantly on web-java and java beans and for beginners is a waste of money. <<
Thanks iain. I considered bying it, and it sounds as though it's good thing I didn't!
