<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">I always thought Java forced you into better programming practices (than c++ at least). Guess it depends on who you ask.<br><br>The text book I had in my Intro to Java class was:<br><font size="-1" face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><b>"Java How to Program: Early Objects Version (8th Edition)"</b><br>
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style="font-family:courier;"><span style="font-family:courier;">(612) 522-7003 | <span style="color:rgb(191, 95, 0);">then, have it your way." --C.S. Lewis</span><br></span><div><br></div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Jason Hsu <jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sun, May 29, 2011 1:53:55 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [tclug-list] OT: best books for getting started in Java<br></font><br>
What books do you recommend for getting started in Java? Given that Java allegedly promotes bad habits, do these books address this? If there are such pitfalls in Java, I need to make sure I don't fall into them.<br><br>-- <br>Jason Hsu <<a ymailto="mailto:jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com" href="mailto:jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com">jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com</a>><br>_______________________________________________<br>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br><a ymailto="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org" href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</a><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list">http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list</a></span><br></div></div>
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