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Java: Just in Time
Updated and revised September 2018. At last -- a first programming in Java course that is truly aimed at students who have not programmed before! (It has an entry point for those who have.) * Using neither the confusing `objects first' approach, nor the confidence destroying `objects late' ordering, students are instead taken gently from their natural `task oriented' view of problem solving, through the basics of programming and then soon onto objects. * Every programming and Java concept is introduced, Just in Time, in the context of one of more than a hundred program examples, so motivation is never lacking. Even when objects are introduced, readers immediately see their benefit, and thus happily augment their `task oriented' view with the `object oriented' one. * Programming skill, being at least 51% confidence, is built in manageable layers by undertaking over one hundred pieces of coursework. * Other learning enhancing aspects include coffee time questions, end of chapter collected concepts, no use of non-standard library code, and independence of any confidence-entrapping learning environment. John Latham has been teaching first programming since 1982 using various languages and styles, and this course has been running since 2004 at The University of Manchester, UK.
660 pages, Paperback
First published December 17, 2010
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May 2, 2013
As a computer science student at The University of Manchester this book is required reading and is an essential part of our lab work.
During and after the course this book has been invaluable. It is incredibly well written with a lot of thought-provoking material. The book contains a huge amount of exercises to practise Java with and uses a thought provoking method of 'coffee times' which serves to enhance knowledge beyond the simple 'this is what this does'... to...'I wonder what this will do?'.
The book is constantly challenging your knowledge on subjects and goes very in-depth into Java starting with simple topics such as logic and going all the way up to inheritance, recursion and generics.
By far the best Java book I have ever read and will undoubtedly continue to be a fantastic reference book for many years to come.
During and after the course this book has been invaluable. It is incredibly well written with a lot of thought-provoking material. The book contains a huge amount of exercises to practise Java with and uses a thought provoking method of 'coffee times' which serves to enhance knowledge beyond the simple 'this is what this does'... to...'I wonder what this will do?'.
The book is constantly challenging your knowledge on subjects and goes very in-depth into Java starting with simple topics such as logic and going all the way up to inheritance, recursion and generics.
By far the best Java book I have ever read and will undoubtedly continue to be a fantastic reference book for many years to come.
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