Java Pocket Guide

O'Reilly Pocket Reference

by Robert Liguori, Patricia Liguori

How many times have you reached an impasse while writing code because you couldn't remember how something in Java worked? This new pocket guide is designed to keep you moving. Concise, convenient and easy to use, the Java Pocket Guide gives you Java stripped down to its bare essentials -- in fact, it's the only book on Java that you can actually fit in your pocket. Written by Robert and Patricia Liguori, senior software and lead information engineers for Java-based air traffic management and simulation environments, Java Pocket Guide contains everything you really need to know about Java, particularly everything you need to remember. The book pays special attention to the new areas in Java 5 and 6, such as generics and annotations. Why do you need the Java Pocket Guide? It's the only CliffsNotes-style guide to Java available Lets you find important things quickly without consulting 1000-page tutorials Includes many command-line options Organized for quick and easy use on the job If you're looking to learn some aspect of Java, this is not your book. Java Pocket Guide is for the experienced Java programmers among you who need quick reminders to jog your memory on how something in the language works. Simply put, this pocket guide offers practical help for practicing developers.

Genres: Programming, Reference, Technical, Software

191 pages, ebook

First published March 1, 2008

About the author

Robert James Liguori is a seasoned software developer and test engineer supporting the aviation industry. Robert has a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Information Technology from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and is an Oracle Certified Java Professional and has authored certification books on Java programming language and the NetBeans IDE.

Reviews

[Tammy · Rating 3 out of 5]

this auther deserves the book and what he got but i learned was that diograms from this book tell it self. For an example this planning and creating he does. This book has only one problem it has more than 1 explanations to somthings altough i like the quick references and programs this is a good book and i do recamend it to poeple that are professinal java programers and basic java studiers it gives the ideas we all need in programing and it is down two stars but its still an absolutly great recomended book for me.



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[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This slim pocket guide from O'Reilly does a decccent, quick overview of Java, covering up through Java 6. By no means a complete reference or tutorial, this is a quick lookup guide meant more as a reminder than as as a learning book. A decent quick reference, but nothing in depth, which is exactly what it claims to be.

[Russel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Considering that I have had to work doing Java programming and have taught it and had to do most of my university in Java, this book has been invaluable. I have gone through it over and over again, almost obsessively, looking for new delights in Java.

[Oliver · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a Java dictionary. There's really not anything more to it. It's good for what it is but it's not a study book.

[Andrey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Useless for java developers of all levels

[Mike Thompson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unfortunately, this is the first disappointing O'Reilly animal cover book I have read. It tried to do too many thing and satisfy too many audiences in too few pages. It came up short for all of them.