Post by Hans JönssonI have programmed for a long time in c++ with Borland's products - I now use
BCB 6.0 pro. I don't know any Java but would like to test it with the latest
version of JBuilder personal. Which book would be the best to learn JBuilder
and at the same time Java? greetings Hans
It's not "Personal" edition anymore, it's called "Foundation" again.
Charlie Calvert is the JBuilder book-writin' guy, but I can't find a
recent edition (2002 is at least 3 versions back).
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1556223307/qid=1090344340/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/102-1659685-4212952
This one focuses on Swing, and has some good reviews
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1556229003/qid=1090344296/sr=1-8/ref=sr_1_8/102-1659685-4212952?v=glance&s=books
This one is slightly more up-to-date, and seems to include some Java
certification material, if that interests you
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0131430491/qid=1090344296/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/102-1659685-4212952?v=glance&s=books
But... if you will take my advice, as you are an experienced programmer,
I would recommend ditching the IDE's, and using the JDK from the
command-line, and starting with the "Core Java" Volume 1 book.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130471771/qid=1090345006/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/102-1659685-4212952
After you learn about the compiler, and classpaths, and packages, etc,
etc, then you will have a good Java grounding, and then you will
appreciate all the stuff that JBuilder does for you, and hides from you.
But it hides a lot of things that new Java programmers should really
learn about up front.
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Regards,
Lori Olson [TeamB]
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