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"Java in a Nutshell", David Flanagan, 1996, 1-56592-183-6, U$14.95/C$21.95
%A   David Flanagan
%C   103 Morris Street, Suite A, Sebastopol, CA   95472
%D   1996
%G   1-56592-183-6
%I   O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
%O   U$14.95/C$21.95 800-998-9938 707-829-0515 fax: 707-829-0104 nuts@ora.com
%P   438
%S   Nutshell
%T   "Java in a Nutshell"
 
The O'Reilly Nutshell series are more reference than tutorial, and therefore
this work is not meant as an introduction to Java.  It assumes a background in
C or C++, as well as familiarity and experience with object-oriented
programming.
 
Given any of that background and some determination, however, Flanagan's work
serves quite well as a presentation of the Java language.  There is a quick
history and background (which, for once, doesn't oversell the security aspects
of Java), a chapter on how Java differs from C (and C++), and a brief but
excellent introduction to objects in Java.  There is, of course, the usual
coverage of the Java API, a Java language reference, a quick reference and
cross reference.  Of particular interest are the chapters on Java security (the
Java Virtual Machine implements, among other things, a non-von Neumann
architecture) and Unicode.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996   BKJAVANS.RVW   960330
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