Recommended Readings (Java)

"Java in a nutshell:a Desktop Quick Reference, 2nd edition"
Author: David Flanagan
Publisher: O ' Reilly & ASSOC
Publication date: 1997
Introduction: A brief summary of the Java 1.1 online documentation. Personally, I prefer to read documents online, especially when they are changing so fast. However, many people still like printed documents, which can save some internet fees. And this book also provides more discussion than online documentation.

"The Java Class Libraries:an annotated Reference"
Author: Patrick Chan and Rosanna Lee
Publisher: Addison-wesley
Publication date: 1997
Introduction: As an online reference resource, readers should be provided with enough instructions to make them easy to use. "If I could only have a Java book, I would definitely choose it," said a technical auditor in thinking in Java. "But I'm not as excited as he is," he said. It's too big, too expensive, and the quality of the sample doesn't satisfy me. But in the face of trouble, the book is still very valuable reference. And it seems to have a greater depth (and more text, of course) than the Java in a nutshell.

"Java Network Programming"
Author: elliote Rusty Harold
David Flanagan
Publisher: O ' Reilly
Publication date: 1997
Introduction: Before reading this book, I can say that I do not understand the Java related network problems. Later, I also found that his web site "Cafe au Lait" is an exciting, personalized and often updated place, involving a lot of valuable Java development resources. With almost daily updates, you can see a lot of Java-related news here. The site address is: sunsite.unc.edu/javafaq/.

"Core Java, 3rd edition"
Author: Cornel and Horstmann
Publisher: Prentice-hall
Publication date: 1997
Introduction: For their own problems, if in the "Thinking in Java" can not find the answer, this is a good reference location. Note: The version of Java 1.1 is "core Java 1.1 Volume 1-fundamentals & Core Java 1.1 Volume 2-advanced Features"

"JDBC Database Access with Java"
Author: Hamilton,cattell and Fisher
Publisher: Addison-wesley
Publication date: 1997
Introduction: This book can be a pretty good starting point if you don't know anything about SQL or the database. It also gives a detailed explanation of the API and provides a "comment reference." Like all the other books in the Java family (the only set of books authorized by JavaSoft), the book's drawbacks are too much to be overstated, just to say something nice about Java--there's no place in this series of books that's bad for Java.

"Java Programming with CORBA"
Author: Andreas Vogel and Keith Duddy
Publisher: Jonh Wiley & Sons
Publication date: 1997
Introduction: For the three main Java ORB (Visbroker,orbix,joe), this book is described in detail with a large number of code examples.

"Design Patterns"
Author: Gamma,helm,johnson and Vlissides
Publisher: Addison-wesley
Publication date: 1995
Synopsis: This is a classic book that has launched a program revolution in the programming domain.

"UML Toolkit"
Author: Hans-erik Eriksson and Magnus Penker
Publisher: Jonh Wiley & Sons
Publication date: 1997
Introduction: Explain UML and how to use it, and provide practical examples of Java for reference. The companion CD-ROM contains the Java code and a truncated version of Rational rose. This book has a very good description of UML and explains how to use it to build a real system.

"Practical Algorithms for Programmers"
Author: Binstock and Rex
Publisher: Addison-wesley
Publication date: 1995
Introduction: The algorithm is described in C, so they can easily be converted into Java. Each of these algorithms has a detailed explanation.