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Online Stanford Java course - anyone taken it? #130365 05/24/12 10:45 AM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 3,363 P polarbear OP Member
OP polarbear Member P Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 3,363	DS is working through the CS-106A online Stanford School of Engineering Java course.... the prof recommends purchasing "The Art and Science of Java".... which comes with a slightly hefty price tag. I'm trying to figure out if it's worth purchasing for ds or if the class notes are enough... also curious if anyone has recommendations for a good beginning Java reference book. Thanks! polarbear

Re: Online Stanford Java course - anyone taken it? polarbear #130367 05/24/12 10:55 AM
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epoh Member Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 954 N. Texas	There are so very many places to learn Java, I'm not sure I'd recommend spending very much money on any particular book. Has your DS previously learned any programming classes? If this is the first one, it might be worth it. Typically learning your first programming language is the hardest, and the rest are much easier to pick up. Personally, I'd recommend starting with C/C++ as opposed to Java. (Oh, and the O'Reilly books are pretty much always top notch for technical stuff - http://shop.oreilly.com/category/browse-subjects/programming/java.do ) ~amy

Re: Online Stanford Java course - anyone taken it? polarbear #130372 05/24/12 11:29 AM
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Bostonian Member B Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,641 Likes: 3 MA	Originally Posted by polarbear DS is working through the CS-106A online Stanford School of Engineering Java course.... the prof recommends purchasing "The Art and Science of Java".... which comes with a slightly hefty price tag. I'm trying to figure out if it's worth purchasing for ds or if the class notes are enough... also curious if anyone has recommendations for a good beginning Java reference book. Thanks! polarbear A draft version of the book you listed is at http://people.reed.edu/~jerry/121/materials/artsciencejava.pdf . "To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." - George Orwell

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