Murach's Java Programming: Training & Reference

This is a great book for both beginners as well as intermediate programmers who want to use it as a reference. I initially rented this book for a crash course on Java GUI. I liked it so much that I ended up buying a copy. I also recommend the Murach's Servlet book as a companion to this one.The lessons are broken down into sections which make it easier to focus on.If you want to learn Java or need a reference guide, this book is the right one.

A great guide for an intermediate or experienced programmer. I found that they went at everything in the opposite way I would have to explain it. More explanation of the IDEs needs to be included. I wasted a ton of time trying to learn with this book because it was required for a course. In the end, I feel like it was the most awkward way to learn Java. Some free websites are better. This book uses terms and then defines them a chapter or two later. For a beginner it was just a nightmare. It would probably be no problem for a more experienced user. However, an experienced programmer would also benefit more from free Java websites. They could just look up the code they need.

I bought this book to brush up on my Java programming skills in preparation for doing some Android programming. This book brought me up to speed really fast and it even has a chapter on XML, which is used in Android. The book is set up with code on one side of the page and the explanations and the other side so you don't have to turn the page back and forth in order to study the material.My only gripe is I think this is a good book if you already know Java while needing a refresher. If you are learning Java for the first time you would be better off going with a different book. The reason for this is because this book doesn't have very many good exercises. Also the writing is easy to understand, but it can also be a bit dry. In order to comprehend new material for the first time you need to practice and you need some engaging intuitive writing to read from. That is my sole complaint.That complaint didn't apply to me since I was only using this book as a review so mission accomplished.

This is a superb book. It is exactly what it is advertised as: training and reference. It assumes no programing experience, though I have programmed in various languages since 1961 with a recent hiatus of roughly 10 years.It has the feature of introducing the reader to NetBeans 7.0. The advantage of development with NetBeans becomes more and more evident as one works thru the book. I purchased Bock's The Definitive Guide to NetBeans Platform 7, hoping that it would introduce me to NetBeans, but found that it was for someone already familiar with the NetBeans IDE. Murach's book takes the mystery out of NetBeans in small incremental steps. I am convinced that a beginning programmer should not use the Windows command window, but NetBeans, mainly because it provides so much useful info and hints (for example, concerning errors) during one's development of a project.Having previously worked thru Schildt's Java: A Beginner's Guide, I find that the material in Murach's book is better presented, though Schildt's book sometimes presents more detailed info on some topics but it needs more material on Swing. Especially helpful in Murach's book is the narrative material on the left-hand page and the code examples on the right; this avoids constantly turning pages.The exercises are geared to the material presented in each section, using application material discussed in the pedagogical section. The application material includes common business items such as products, line items and invoices. Though I will not be using Java for such an application, I find that the concepts presented will be very useful for me.A thoroughly worthwhile book, definitely worth the price, for a seasoned programmer and a beginner.

Joel Murach's Java Programming is now on its 4th edition.It has been updated to take advantage of the NetBeans IDE wherein a programmer will learn Java faster and better.It will definitely help beginners and intermediate learners learn object-oriented features like inheritance interface and polymorphism that is easily understandable and when used in the real world. It is full of practical coding examples and enhance training of object-oriented features that easily understood as Murach actually would provide in training programmers for more than 30 years.

I loved the way this book is setup. We used this in my Java Programming class and it just makes everything so much easier and clearer. Most of the book is setup with the text on the left page and any examples on the right. So while you're reading and it's referencing the example you always have that example on the page to the right so you don't have to do much page flipping. Also it puts things in layman's terms and breaks down each piece of code with much clarity.

For a college level Java course, that I am taking online, I can say this is one of the better text books I've had over the years. I really like the way the information is presented, and the included examples are really useful. My course directed us to the Murach web site where we downloaded the software to go along with our NetBeans IDE, which is covered in the text. Prior to this programming course, I had just finished C++ with a different text (not Murach) and I can tell you that this book from Murach is so much better I regret even taking the other course.

One of the worst programming books I have ever used. the fact it comes with problems is it's only saving grace. The explanations are poor, it skips over many necessary items such as combining statement operators, and what is there is poorly ordered. I honestly do not recommend this book to anyone who is serious about learning java.All that said murach's book are normally much better in both explanations and examples, not to mention simply better written.

Bisher stand ich Java immer sehr skeptisch gegenüber, da ich bisher kein Buch gefunden habe, wo die Sprache so gut erläutert wird, wie in "murach's Java Programming". Hierdurch hat sich meine Einstellung gegenüber Java deutlich verändert. Dies ist das zweite Buch aus murach's Verlag, was mich nicht enttäuscht und bin davon überzeugt, das es nicht das letzte ist.

I bought this book to bring me up to speed with android programming and it did met my expectations. It is not a beginer's book per se so if you have not programmed before you will find it difficult to understand. Good job Murach!!!I would have prefered eclipse to be used as the IDE;the reason for the 4 stars.

Ne ho interrrotti tanti di libri: questo finalmente fa il suo dovere. E, soprattutto, non annoia. Il libro è voluminoso e copre tutti o quasi gli aspetti di Java.

Very good!!