Can anyone recomend a book or two. My class starts Java Programming in the next semester and I'm loking to get a jump start on it. I've done some programming in Visual Basic and HTML but I haven't ...

This book definitely caters to the advanced user, and is not for the faint of heart. You are expected to have a good grasp of object-oriented programming and the Java programming language ...

I'm looking for a book, a GOOD book, that details the Java language starting with the basics, or starting with only ASCII programs, and moving up into the Java GUI environment. Any suggestions?

I acquired this book to add to my every growing list of programming and ... from there I self-taught myself C and Java programming but quickly forgot everything I learned. Fast forward 10+ years to ...

As an author, he has written two books on Java programming and more than 500 articles for publications such as InfoWorld, InformIT.com (Pearson Education), JavaWorld, and Dr. Dobb's Journal.