Java How to Program

by Harvey M. Deitel

For CS1 and other courses on programming in Java. Written by the authors of the world's best-selling introductory C and C++ texts, this state-of-the-art guide examines one of today's hottest computer languages-Java; the first general-purpose, object-oriented language that is truly platform-independent. The latest Java 2 features are incorporated throughout this edition.

Genres: Programming, Computer Science, Reference, Nonfiction, Technology, Computers, Technical

1496 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

also Harvey M. Deitel or H.M. Deitel

Reviews

[Carl-Erik Kopseng · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have three Deitel books. They are all comprehensive, full of examples and quite simply boring. They teach you what you need, but in a way reminiscent of a lifeless professor that has lost all passion. There are better books for learning and there are better books to serve as reference.

[Bokieie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a must read for everyone who works with sfotware development. Definitely amazing!

[Rustam · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has a special place in my heart. It was the first book I learned Java with when I got into software engineering. In addition to that, it was one of the first editions, and I found a spelling mistake, submitted a correction to the authors, and promptly received a thank-you email from one of the Deitls.

Thank-me very much.

[F.A. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bonne introduction au langage Java brut. Bon pour des très débutants en programmation (tout langage confondu). La partie OO n'est pas très bonne et la séquence d'apprentissage est bonne pour apprendre la programmation, mais pas du tout pour apprendre la philosophie OO.

[Michael Venzke · Rating 3 out of 5]

this version is pretty outdated now, but I was a big fan of deitel&deitel books when I was learning how to program.

they're best for new programmers in a new language.

adept programmers wanting to learn a new language would probably find these books too slow.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading thru this book to get my Java programming back in full swing.

Good book for reviewing Java. Worth the money and time.

[Ali · Rating 1 out of 5]

Java How to Program

[Eddie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't like Java very much so this book was used just for reference. Pretty standard book.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

At the time that I read this, this was one of the better books on introductory Java that exists then. It is a great learning companion for the beginners in Java. It is a very easy read with plenty of code examples and exercises.

[Jessenia · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.75*
I think is fair to add my classes books to my read pile!
About the book:
A really good book, simple to understand and very didactic, must try out the exercises because, you know... is always good to have any experience ...

[Iabdullah]

Amazing Book for people who want to be a programmer using Java

[Isuru Madusanka · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books in Java Programming.

[Angel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would not consider this to be the best book for learning Java. I had to reference other books to fully understand a lot of concepts.

[Eng Mido]

good ****

[Rakesh Ranjan]

Core java programing

[Monica]

I need to study java

[Anthony L · Rating 1 out of 5]

The Deitel How to Program series of programming books are the worse textbooks ever. I taught computer programming and was puzzled why these books are even mentioned as possible text. They are disorganised and haphazard in introducing programming topics. There are no overview of how the programming constructs fit into the object-oriented concepts. The examples are unnecessarily complex and burden beginners with awful lots of details instead of getting them focused on mastering each concept. Everything sounds like a cookbook with simply "how to..." but no explanations of "why" or "when". The entire text is overwhelmingly verbose. These are the last books that you should ever use. Zero stars if this is possible.

[Rodrigo · Rating 4 out of 5]

The fourth edition was the one responsible to dive me into Java, full of comprehensible examples regarding the networking and concurrency methods with Servlets, JSP and Threads. Future versions just mentioned them and used them somewhat within application servers, but explained only superficially.
However, although that edition detailed well the underlying technologies that power systems and frameworks today, the book is verbose and somewhat tedious. It demands willpower to follow through and go all the way around, not just in the 4th edition, but in the futures as well.

[Ibrahim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reference for beginners. It has a good introduction, examples and exercises.
But the OOP part is not good to teach OOP philosophy.

[Bebo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A detailed and professional book to study Java from scratch

[iLDA · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good refrence for me, helped to me

[Michael Vincent Solomon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book on Java programming from a software engineering perspective

[jorge h f faria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very comprehensive book. A must-read!

[Senan Alaqaileh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good books

[Prashant · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is good but can be made more engaging . Sometimes feels a bit disconnected . Head First Java is more engaging and smooth .

[Darrell Ulm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good basic first book on Java.

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Usando em sala de aula. Bons insights e exercícios para ensinar temas de programação e programação orientada a objetos com Java.

[astaliegurec · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.0 out of 5 stars
An OK Java Book -- Not as Good as Their Other Books
September 22, 2006

This book follows the Deitels' standard format and content used in the other two of their books I've read ("C++ How to Program (4th Edition)," and "C How to Program (Fourth Edition)"). As before, the teaching method, programming style, most of the examples used, and most of the problems presented are largely the same but have been rewritten to a Java perspective. If you've read and liked any of the Deitels' other books, this book will be fine for you and you'll know pretty much what to expect from it.

However, note that I'm rating this book slightly lower than those other two books: 3 stars out of 5 instead of 4 stars out of 5. This isn't really for any shortcoming of the book. Instead, it's because of the "accelerated" aspect of the book's structure. In this book, the Deitels push forward the use of Java GUI elements via optional sections. Theoretically, this should appease some of those who disparage similar books for not emphasizing the "flavor" of Java. Unfortunately, since the Deitels specify that the book is for anyone from absolute beginners to professionals, this can lead to confusion. Simply put, an absolute beginner to programming (and this book seems to emphasize that audience more than the other two books), will have a tough time understanding Java GUI methods even before they've been presented with the basics of all programming languages. The Deitels would have been better off ignoring that aspect of the language until at least after Chapter 7. Unfortunately, since a first course in programming would normally consist of just those first seven chapters, that would give students no exposure to the Java "flavor." Of course, I'm torn over whether or not that would be a good thing. Since the whole world is GUI now, I can see a reason for teaching it up front. But, since those first seven chapters cover the programming structures inherent in almost all high-level languages and are definitely for people who've never programmed before, focusing on good software engineering and structured coding techniques is probably much more important.

Anyway, in a nutshell, I think the accelerated GUI material violates the real intended audience of the book: beginners. So, overall, I rate this at 3 stars out of 5 and give the usual Deitel caveat that the book is more oriented towards beginners than professionals (though the book is extremely thorough by the end).

[Chris Seltzer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Java has evolved quite a bit since I read this book, but I still have fond memories of everything it taught me. In part, it actually makes me sad to see how the language evolved since this came out.

This book is everything you want in a text teaching programming through the lens of a particular language. Printing the pages in color is key; many programming textbooks go black and white to save on cost, but showing syntax highlighting in examples correctly is critical.

Beyond that, this text is well thought out, well written, and keeps the right level of scope when going through examples.

I'm not sure if there's an updated version or spiritual successor but any programming textbook author could learn a lot from how this book was written.

[The Madman · Rating 1 out of 5]

First, this is not how you write specially a JAVA book. Second, every book has its uses. So this book will probably find its uses, where a novice programmer has no other resources i.e., a skilled programmer, to learn programming in Java. OR, your sole target is to familiar yourself with the 'syntax' by typing a lot of code. OR, you need to memorize some portions of the Java library in a short time.

I think compared to this one, the C version is far better. Also, this is unnecessarily voluminous. You can't teach every aspect of a language in a sitting. But I remember, there were some good exercises in the book.