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A Little Java, A Few Patterns
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Author: Matthias Felleisen, Daniel P. Friedman
List Price: $24.95
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ISBN: 0262561158
Publisher: MIT Press (19 December, 1997)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 83,509
Average Customer Rating: 3.38 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 1 out of 5
Don't bother checking out this one...
If you're looking for a curiosity, buy this book-like object. If you're at all interested in a practical volume on patterns and Java, you'd learn more by by watching the patterns your money made as you throw it into the breeze.The book's format is horribly non-conventional, and that may appeal to the egghead in some people, but for the vast majority of people, you'll be very unhappy you purchased this useless book. In fact, to prevent anyone else from getting burned, I won't be looking to sell mine as a used book, just to keep it off the market; if you're an egghead looking for a coffee table book, buy it from someone else.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Not A Book For The Short-Sighted
This book does not take the route of other Java books. Instead of trying to cover not only the basics of Object-Oriented Development, UML, Java syntax, and it's extensive library of functions, all with their own argot, this book approaches programming from a completely different angle. The book is easy to read, and is in a open, playful tone. Because the book is written in the Socratic method of question and answer, with each question and answer building on the last question and answer, the concepts are covered in a natural manner, that is easy to follow. As an example, before you even know that you have covered Abstract classes, and the benefits of poly-morphism in Java programming, you have seen it in action, and why it's beneficial. Situations like this abound, and broaden your deeper understanding of Java. If you're looking for a quick book to learn the syntax of Java, or something to cover the basics of the class libraries, stay away. If you want to know Java on a much deeper level, and be extension, programming on a deeper level, but this book.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Interesting Approach To Pattern Learning
Good book. Very interesting style that I like. The question and answer format (if you don't cheat by just looking at the answers) is very good for helping you to learn the material. The concepts in this book can be applied to a number of problems and helped me to clarify the patterns covered by the book.
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