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A treasure!
This series is a treasure to keep. The book is filled with great diagrams and very easy to understand language.

Excellent book
First is Knuth, second is Corman that brings the art of algorithms closer to earth. Then is Sedgewick. This book provides very good balance between theory and practice and lets the practitioners know that programming is a bit more than just writing "if" and "for" and that the art of algorithms is not only art but also science. This book evolved from early editions (Algorithms in C, 1990) and keeps the standard. These two volumes is the must for every serious programmer.
Excellent combination of books
Sedgewick's publisher (Addison-Wesley) has gathered his two books, Algorithms in Java, parts 1-5, into one resource for developers. Convenient, for you now have something that spans the most common algorithms encountered during computer programming. Logically, the combination of the two volumes is very coherent. Read more

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Nice Java Book That Hits Multiple Audiences
There is a lot of good information in this book for the experienced programmer who is new to Java.I just moved to a new team that is doing Java development although I come from a C++ background.This book is especially helpful to people coming from a C++ background because it calls out places where the languages differ.In the early chapters, you could skim the topics and read just these to get up to speed.However, it also has the details for people with other backgrounds such as Visual Basic or COBOL.The first six chapters deal with the fundamentals of the language.However, chapters 7-10 deal with Swing and Applets.I do not consider either of these to be truly fundamentals, and the examples in chapters 11-13 are cluttered by Swing.I would prefer that these topics have separate treatment in Volume II.It is also odd that JAR files and Properties are buried at the end of chapter 10 (Applets).However, these are minor complaints on an overall solid introduction to the Java programming language.If you find yourself at the point of making the switch to Java, I think this is the best book available.

Core Java2 volumeI6th Edition
When I saw this seller list NEW for his book, I decided to buy it.
A Truly Great Book. A scholarly tutorial.
This is a book written by someone who not only knows Java but is an actual computer scientist with experience in the corporate world (read his brief bio on the back cover.) He is also a college professor at San Jose State University and thus, unlike too many authors of programming books at certain publishers, his qualifications aren't summed up by statements like " . . . has been programming since he was 13 years old, " or, " . . . is a programmer at a Fortune 100 company on Wall Street." This book teaches you all of the fine details that "The Java Programming Language Guide" sometimes leaves out. That book, one of whose authors is James Gosling, is the only book that exceeds Horstmann's effort here, however it is not a tutorial and thus you need Horstmann's text alongside it. His treatment of "Objects and Classes" (chapter 4) and "Inheritance" (chapter 5) are alone worth the price of the book. This is a rigorous and challenging book and it should not be your first book in Java programming. After you've finished with Walter Savitch's Java textbook then purchase "The Java Programming Language Guide" and "Core Java" (both volumes) and see what computer programming is really all about (hint: it's not about setting up database driven websites to sell trinkets or to facilitate your blogging.) ... Read more

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Excellent textbook for learning Java...
If you prefer your computer technology learning in textbook style, then this is an excellent choice in books...Introduction to Java Programming - Comprehensive Version (Sixth Edition) by Y. Daniel Liang.It's an entire college-level course in Java in one very big (and well-written) volume...
Great intro through intermediate text
I've tried learning C++ many times and kept getting lost between the introductory and intermediate level texts.It was suggested that I consider trying Java, so I reluctantly found this text by Liang and am making my way through.Not only am I not getting bogged down in the C-compiler, but Liang's explinations and examples are so much clearer than anything I ran into in the C++ texts I had used.
Excellent Way to Learn
The author does a great job of presenting a complicated subject in an easy to grasp step by step method. Dr. Liang obviously understand how to both teach and educate at the same time. I found this book through a formal class, but we only covered a subset of the chapters. I took the book and finished on my own. The book is that well structured and written. As a pleasant side note, it also contains zero errors that I could find, contrary to may software books.
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In the Java universe, the interface layer of the ubiquitous model-view-controller (MVC) software design paradigm is handled by either servlets of JavaServer Pages (JSP). The second edition of Read more

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Great Read
Not a book for beginning programmers, however if you have minimal java experience and are proficient in other languages you will be able to figure it out.
Excellent service - book brand new condition
Although used, the book was in brand-new condition. Arrived on time.

What you need to know about JSP and Servlet Programming.
This book presents a great introduction into the world of server side programming.Hall is an excellent writer and is considered to be the go-to man for JSP and Servlet development.This book is valuable to anyone interested in J2EE development. ... Read more

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What else can I say....
There are plenty of 5 star reviews already raving about what I gained from reading the book. Read those for a more detailed review. During my C++ years, I read the exceptional Scott Meyer's `Effective C++' book, so I wanted to find the same production in the Java world. Bloch did an excellent job in writing this. This book is as close to the exact same thing except for Java. If you've worked in the C++ world and heading towards Java, definitely grab this book to quickly set the stage for your transfer.

Concise and priceless
Unlike some other books that says "Always do this" this book says "Consider doing this in such and such cases" and explains why. And instead of "Put in an exception as much description as possible" it says "Put the numbers, the rest is retrievable from the stack trace and the source code". Without any idealism this book gives very practical advices, so that you can get better results in less time. The writing style of this book is very concise and worth every minute of your time reading it. And unlike "Head First Design Patterns" the "Effective Java" does not need any "funny" pictures to be readable - it is fascinating by itself.

Not Just For Java Developers
I have never done more than play around with Java, but this book has still has had as much influence on my programming habits as any other book.
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It's more of a beginers book
It describes Javascript as used in web design and not as a separate language. Most Javascript books are like other language guides, you learn the language but have no idea what to do with it. This book is about manipulating the elements (& nodes) of a web page. It's easy to read and understand. After this you can go learn more about Javascript if you need to.

Excellent!
Must have it excellent book. I also recomend CSS Mastery. Great books for library.

Clear and Concise
DOM Scripting by Jeremy Keith gives you a very smooth introduction to JavaScript and the DOM. The books is more directed at those who are just beginning JavaScript or have used it in the past but would like more knowledge.
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Great Book
I've gotten about 6 chapters into this book and I love it.I've been developing Java for almost 7 years and am currently teaching myself Agile principles and this book comes as a great help.

I wanted to like it!
I'm not a beginning programmer, or even an absolute Java novice, so maybe this book isn't really aimed at me.My biggest gripe is that the code snippets continue on and on making the book very poor for anything other than cover-to-cover reading.

fantastic
This book is a fantastic primer to not only the java language, but to agile methods and junit as well.The author does a great job of introducing many concepts in a way that is easy to digest without being slow.However, seasoned java programmers may get frustrated with the early chapters that speak to basic java while introducing the bread and butter of junit. This is only for the first 150 pages or so.The information and lessons on refactoring, best practices, and junit are well worth it though.The best part of the book is the author's style.He does not speak down to the reader with overly high vocabulary, or with an "I am all knowing" attitude, but rather he uses a conversational tone with an emphasis on making the topic clear concise and to the point. ... Read more

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Loaded with info, but turns too complicated after a while
I understand that when it comes to javascript, there is a lot of history that needs to be taken into consideration. Browser differences and compatability, etc. are things no javascripter should ignore. However, this book, in my opinion, makes it overly complicated by trying to touch on every little twist there was in the history of javascript.
The Definitive Cross-browser Reference, tho' getting a bit out of date
This is an exhaustive reference text.It documents the full functionality of javascript, indicating which functionality works on which browsers, and is the best of its kind, based on the several texts I have considered.
Superb, complete coverage
Other reviewers have already summarised the book contents, so no point in repeating the message.
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JAVA is truly agile, thanks to Anil Hemrajani!
I just read this book, Agile Java Development with Spring, Hibernate and Eclipse, and I find it the best Java book ever written on earth...Never have I read anything as clear and industry-driven as your book..Thanks for the clear explanation!!

A great book, too bad you need to read it twice.
I've read a lot of books, of which many are conceptual, academic or technical or just hands-on cookbooks. The problem with "Agile Java Development with..." is that it fits none of the above categories. It feels like an attempt to a hands-on experience kind of book (there's a lot of "Let's get to the action!" phrases and then fails to deliver and just discusses another subject), but Raj delivers mostly academic unstructured comments on every aspect of the subject matter. Don't get me wrong, the book has all the information you need to get started and learn tons more from references Raj gives you, but the problem is: there's no structure to his story telling. For example, In every chapter when he's discussing a subject, he tends to reference/compare to other subjects that haven't been covered yet; he even adds a "(as covered in Chapter X)". Seriously, you actually have to have read the book in order to understand many of the comparisons and references he makes.
Good "Agile Java" command line to GUI tutorial using the Spring/Hibernate/Eclipse
Having spent most of my last couple of years using Eclipse based GUI to build Java web apps, I don't have much exposure to doing it at the command line.Mainly I have never used Ant because the GUI tools shelter me from it nicely.But this book did a very good job of starting at the command line and then eventually moving to using Eclipse.It covered a great deal of ground but well enough to whet your appetite to look further into a wide variety of technologies surrounding "Agile Java .." development.
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As many Java developers and IS managers already know, Sun's powerful Enterprise JavaBean (EJB) technology offers an attractive option for developing server-side components. A suitable read for both managers and Java programmers, Read more

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good but too many mistakes
This book is good overall but has too many errors.Simple proofreading would remove much of the confusion.I was asking myself at least a dozen different times, "did they really mean that?" and after looking at the errata it seems that the authors or editors or whoever is in charge of the final copy was lazy/understaffed.This seems to be a growing trend with technical books.Very disturbing considering this field is all about being precise.
Wonderful JavaBeans Book
'Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0' by Bill Burke is a wonderful book that will help all Java developers in their continued development and learning.Packed to the brim with over 700 pages of material, this is a bona fide smash hit!!!
Essential information for the experienced Java professional
This book was released in May 2006, so all reviews earlier than that are talking about an earlier edition of this book, which is a completely different animal than this edition.
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read HF EJB ---- clear SCBD
U can rely on this book to clear the certificate exam.........

One of top two EJB books
I have recently passed the SCBCD exam, and in preparing for the exam I have read a few EJB books cover to cover. With no offense to others, I have found the following two books most useful:
Fun way to learn a very hard topic...
Fun way to learn a very hard topic...
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The new way to develop J2EE enterprise applications.
The latest and greatest about designing and building J2EE based enterprise applications is all within this book. The Spring Framework is a perfect compliment to strong object oriented design principles and techniques that should be leveraged for any J2EE solution. This book discusses both the strengths and weaknesses to the old EJB framework and talks about why Spring Framework is a good alternative.

Excellent intro and tutorial
This book covers most of the major topics in Spring. I used it to get started with Spring and to teach others. I like the comparisons they draw between Spring and J2EE. The book does a great job of introducing IoC an then moves into more complex/interesting topics.
Sloppy by and large
Some chapters (the basic Spring) are ok (even good.) Many advanced topics are covered in a sloppy manner. Further the editing is generally bad. I must say that I have read a finely edited book by Manning, namely Hibernate In Action. ... Read more

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Excellent, the one-stop shop for Java
This book really is the one-stop shop for Java language information. While many complain that the page count is very high and the book is slightly heavy, this is actually a *good* thing. I love the fact that all this info is in ONE book. One book to buy, one book to carry around, one book to reference, one book to bind them...hey wait a minute!
Excellent book, AND door stop
This book is really useful to have on hand, but it is HUGE for a nutshell book. I realize that they need every page to document the code it is just makes it hard to keep this book on the desk.Over all I think the book could have used more examples on how to make the method calls rather than showing the methods and what they do.Over all if you need a book that documents most of the java libraries this is an excellent choice, but don't expect to pick up this book if you have no programming experience and learn how to call these methods.

Indispensible
I use this Java book more than any other programming book I've ever had. That's probably because it's a reference book. Although all the reference material I could need is available online, I still like having the book on the desk next to me so I can look up a class or a method without playing around on the computer. I became a Sun Certified Java Programmer several years ago and although I've read many Java books before then and since then, the only book I would be hard pressed to do without is this one! ... Read more

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JavaScript is great, but at best it is a complementary language for Web development. Read more

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Nothing extraordinary. Decent coverage of basic and advanced concepts alike.
There are quite a few books on spring framework in the wild and since I have read every one of them, I take the privilege to say that this book is not the best among them.
Book like a stone.
I can't say nothing bad about this book.
A great place to start learning about Spring
This book has given me a broad overview of all of the different parts of the Spring Framework, from the basic Inversion of Control (IoC) pattern (aka Dependency Injection), through advanced ApplicationContext configuration, to O/R mapping, application security, and last but not least, Spring's MVC framework. I had been struggling through the online docs but the book really helped me to see the big picture, and really grok IoC.
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