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"Java How to Program", H. M. Deitel/P. J. Deitel, 1997, 0-13-263401-5
%A   H. M. Deitel deitel@deitel.com
%A   P. J. Deitel deitel@deitel.com
%C   One Lake St., Upper Saddle River, NJ   07458
%D   1997
%G   0-13-263401-5
%I   Prentice Hall
%O   +1-201-236-7139 fax: +1-201-236-7131 beth_hespe@prenhall.com
%P   1050
%T   "Java How to Program"
 
Among the teachers I hang out with, "Deitel" is known as *the* C programming
text.  The author's build on that success with a similar format and style (and
an almost identical preface, as far as I can see) in presenting Java.  The
result is definitely presentable, with clear and organized material.
 
A summary, list of new terminology, list of common errors, and a list of good
programming practices accompany each chapter.  In addition, there are two sets
of exercises: one with the answers provided, and one without.  As with the
earlier C book, some of the early exercises are trivial, but the later chapters
improve a great deal.  An instructor's manual is available separately.
 
The coverage of object-orientation is interesting.  It is split into two
chapters, "Objected-Based Programming", dealing primarily with data
abstraction, and "Object-Oriented Programming", which looks at inheritance and
polymorphism.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996   BKJAVAHP.RVW   961116

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