Head First Java: A Brain-Friendly Guide, Third Edition

by Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates, Trisha Gee

Genres: Programming, Technology, Coding

Paperback

Published June 1, 2022

Reviews

[Fotis Koutoulakis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bit long, but this is the book I wish I had when I first learned programming.

Intersperses code with funky diagrams that highlight/narrate the code execution, has exercises, demonstrates everything with clean, correct code.

Even for an experienced programmer, there's something in here, for example the last few chapters on Concurrency contain good reference code for some concurrency issues in Java (such as concurrent reading of modified data structures, lost updates, etc).

A 1o/5 book.

[Pete Aven · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd read the first edition years ago. I've moved a bit from Java development in my day to day but started working on something recently and realized I had some rust to shake off. Wanted to get up to speed on the latest in Java development and had just finished Head First Python so thought I'd check this out. So happy I did. Definitely helped bring me up to speed and filled in some gaps.

[Lim Yi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good introductory to java. Keeping technical topic light with humor! Love it!

[José Alejandro Vázquez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy bueno, sólo que se agradecería un capítulo sobre conexiones a bases de datos para una nueva edición.

[RC6 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely good book for a beginner to get a solid understanding of the basics of Java. doesnt go into depth too much though but if what your confused on is some basic concept this has got you covered