BKJAVPLH.RVW   960529
 
"Java Programming Language Handbook", David H. Friedel Jr./Anthony Potts, 1996,
1-883577-77-2, U$24.99/C$34.99
%A   David H. Friedel Jr.
%A   Anthony Potts aapotts@coriolis.com
%C   7339 East Acoma Drive, #7, Scottsdale, AZ  85260
%D   1996
%G   1-883577-77-2
%I   Coriolis
%O   U$24.99/C$34.99 800-410-0192 +1-602-483-0192 fax: +1-602-483-0193
%P   432
%T   "Java Programming Language Handbook"
 
Like pretty much every other Java book out there, this one assumes that the
reader is a C or C++ (or both) programmer, and fairly well versed in object
oriented programming.  Unlike Flanagan's "Java in a Nutshell" (cf.
BKJAVANS.RVW), it doesn't devote much space to the concepts of object-oriented
programs and programming.  Unlike the Arnold/Gosling work of similar title (cf.
BKJAVAPL.RVW), it is more practical and less abstract in its view of the
language.
 
Sample code is used extensively, sometimes seemingly in place of, rather than
in support of, explanation.  The sample code is interesting and useful, but
often seems longer than is necessary for the topic under discussion.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996   BKJAVPLH.RVW   960529
 
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