Bad Java Books 4 Beginners

 despite the hype , i wouldnt recommend the following books to anyone
interested in java.

     1.) thinking in java- bruce eckel.
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        inaccessible for complete newbies. u can't begin
java with this. degenerates into drivel quickly,
  unnecessary complexity ,convulated and meaningless examples.
u just want to know how to call the damn API and u seeing
tonnes or lines of codes that get u no where quickly.
  the chapter on interfaces, was terribly done.
    plus:
           the chapter on i/o's was very well done.
Avoid if your a newbie.


2.) java how to program- deitel and deitel.
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     okay - first 9 chpters. rubbish afterwards.
             u want to know the syntax,and how to use em -first
before the gui stuff.
       this book starts with gui's so u spend half your working time
with the book writing 'import javax.swing.*'
  a newbie would find it hard adjusting to the command line after
this book.
    besides- it is 'java HOW TO program'
why is it over a 1000 pages long?
      tries to accomplish too much at once.
tries to be a UML, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING  and java resource
guide all at once.
    the extremely long explanations after each example is uncalled
for. a learner should figure out some things for himself .
this book is poor.
the exercises are stimulating though,if u can still stand the bloated
pile after a while.
would be pathetic for those newbies who have only this resource
to learn from.

   java programming for dummies.
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      for one most  'for dummies books'
are zero investments. stale jokes in every paragraph block your flow.
then when u jump that hurdle u find u land in nothing.
the book lacks depth, and is too simplistic. infact,
a newbie without guidance will be decieved into thinking
he's learnt anything after going through this.
        its better to face  a book that calls a spade a spade
instead of one that gives u only 1/10th of the tip of the concepts.
if u bought this book,throw it away and  count your losses.



             
others: Sybex books- 20% of the book is padded.
                 u can learn java in 500 pages, no need for 1000+ books.
u want a book that tells u how to
             1.) compile programs,
             2.) introduces the data types,
                 and shows u how to use them ,in short simple examples.
            3.) is slim ,no extra talk,so u can accomplish sth. before
phcn takes what little light they give or before u new mind get's too confused.
                   the only book i found that fit the bill was
         JAVA IN 24 HOURS by rogers cadenhead.
             his jokes werent stale,
               his examples were simple enough for a newbie.